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Sourdough Bread Baking Course with Maike: Craft, Enjoyment and Knowledge Dive into the art of bread baking and experience an inspiring day in our Sourdough Bread Baking Course with Maike. You will learn how to integrate bread baking into your everyday life, and how to combine traditional techniques with modern tips to create aromatic breads. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced hobby baker – this course offers valuable insights, solid knowledge and hands-on practice for everyone. Out of her love for Mediterranean breads, Maike von Richthofen developed a true passion. In 2020 she founded the blog justbread.de to help beginners get started with reliable recipes. Her goal: bake good bread easily and in an everyday-friendly way. For this she developed the Basic Dough Concept – a versatile base recipe that can be adapted in many ways. In 2024 she published her book “No Time to Bake Bread?”, presenting this principle with 50 varied recipes. Breads in the Course Sourdough Bread Italian Country Bread Ciabatta Toast Bread Pain d’épi Seeded Baguette Rustic Rye Bread What to Expect The course lasts about 4–5 hours and offers you: Introduction to sourdough and pre-ferment techniques Hands-on practice with different doughs Tips on kneading, folding and shaping techniques Baking in a traditional wood-fired oven Tasting, exchange and taking home your breads and sourdough starters Course Schedule (Excerpt) Welcome & Introduction – short welcome, introduction round and overview of the course, baking techniques and planned breads, with the opportunity to ask questions. Dough Preparation & Processing – working with sourdough & pre-ferments (autolyse, poolish, sourdough), preparing different doughs such as ciabatta, country bread, toast bread and pain d’épi. Techniques: kneading, folding, shaping, scoring. How to steam properly and alternatives such as baking in a cast-iron pot. Baking in the Traditional Wood-Fired Oven – together we bake the breads in the wood-fired oven for unique aroma, crispy crusts and incomparable taste. Tasting & Exchange – taste the freshly baked breads together, clarify open questions and share experiences. At the end you will take home your breads, sourdough starters and course materials. Course Details Duration: 4–5 hours Location: Our professional bakery Participants: max. 8 people Included: All ingredients & tools, sourdough starter, course materials as well as drinks (non-alcoholic, coffee & tea) Cancellation Policy Cancellations up to 14 days before the course start are free of charge. For later cancellations, we reserve the right to charge 50% of the course fee. Experience the joy of baking bread with your own hands in a traditional wood-fired oven – register now and rediscover bread baking!