Effortless Artisan Breads

Expert, time-saving strategies for genuine, artisan sourdough & yeasted breads. It's superfast breadband!

What you'll learn
6 expert schedules for hassle-free, time-saving baking.
13 tried and tested recipes - an artisan baker's dozen!
Mix ONCE and bake twice - or three, or four or more times a week.
Effortlessly control the behaviour of your dough.
Make your own sourdough starters and leavens
SAVE time and money on bread and make baking a healthy habit.
Requirements
Basic baking equipment and oven (see free preview of recommended list)
Room in your refrigerator for a large bowl.
Description
Do you think that great artisan sourdough and yeasted breads are really difficult to make?Do you think it takes hours of hard work?  That you would never have the time?Are you put off by the thought of all that kneading ?Or are you nervous about using sourdough leaven?If your answers to any of those questions are 'yes', then you'll be delighted to know you are wrong!  And we have built this course just to prove to you how easy artisan sourdough and yeasted baking can be.The secret is all in the planning, and understanding the vital relationships between time, temperature, ingredients and techniques.  The great news is, we've done all that for you! Effortless Artisan Breads is a complete, standalone course to help you make great bread a part of your life. Through this course, you will learn:how to make different types of artisan bread according to how soon you want to eat it!  the six expert schedules that give you ultimate flexibility13 tried and tested recipes that cover every eventuality from 10 minutes through 3 or 4 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours or all week.   how to do all this with just 5 minutes hands-on effort, letting nature and time do all the rest for you.In the core of the course, you will see exactly how to make a Daily Sourdough, by mixing one big batch of dough at the beginning of the week and using your fridge to slow down the rise, so that you can get out some dough and bake a fresh loaf/baguette/rolls every day.   If you are nervous about sourdough, don't worry; you will also learn how to make a Daily Yeasted Bread, using instant bakers yeast. Then, once you've got the hang of it, you can move on to the sourdough version.For those of you who are new to baking (or want a refresher), the section on Tools & Techniques covers:all the basic baking techniquesthe different stages and modes of the dough our Seven Steps for making breadthe two super-convenient points where you can choose to pause the whole process, using your refrigeratorYou will also find a section on:how to make a sourdough culturehow to make a sourdough leavenHow we teach:Our approach is always friendly, practical, rooted in proven baking principles and more showing than telling. We earnestly believe that baking your own sourdough bread is fundamental to improving your personal health and happiness, which is why we are so excited about sharing these ways of fitting it into your everyday life, with the benefit of all the know-how we’ve acquired after 12 years teaching and decades more of baking.Effortless Artisan Breads is for practical people like you, who have busy lives and other interests. You don't want to spend your whole weekend creating one loaf, but you DO want to eat genuine, artisan bread on a regular basis, without spending a fortune in the stores.  And now you can!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Techniques Toolbox

Lecture 2 Tools & equipment

Lecture 3 The Seven Steps Method

Lecture 4 Rock & Rolling - the New Kneading!

Lecture 5 First stage of the dough

Lecture 6 Second stage of the dough

Lecture 7 Third stage of the dough

Lecture 8 Fourth stage of the dough

Lecture 9 Modes of the dough

Lecture 10 Folding How's and Why's

Lecture 11 Tucking & Pre-shaping

Lecture 12 Drawstring purse shaping

Lecture 13 Cutting and scoring

Lecture 14 Decorating

Section 3: Yeasts, Starters & Leavens

Lecture 15 Building a starter from scratch.

Lecture 16 Making a Sourdough Leaven from Your Starter

Section 4: Daily Sourdough Schedule

Lecture 17 Days One & Two: Daily Sourdough

Lecture 18 Day Three: Daily Sourdough

Lecture 19 Day Four: Daily Sourdough

Lecture 20 Day Five: Daily Sourdough

Lecture 21 Day Six: Daily Sourdough

Section 5: Daily Yeasted Bread Schedule

Lecture 22 Day One: Daily Yeasted Bread

Lecture 23 Day Two: Daily Yeasted Bread

Lecture 24 Day Three: Daily Yeasted Bread

Section 6: 12-hour Sourdough

Lecture 25 12-hour Sourdough

Section 7: 12-hour Heritage Sour

Lecture 26 12-hour Heritage Sour

Section 8: Overnight Sourdough Starter Loaf

Lecture 27 Overnight Sourdough Starter Loaf

Section 9: Straight run breads

Lecture 28 Simple Wholemeal Bread

Lecture 29 Easy-Cheesy Chilli Baguette/Bread

Section 10: Sourdough Soda Bread!

Lecture 30 Sourdough Soda Bread!

Section 11: Going, going, gone: no time for bread? Make pancakes ;)

Lecture 31 Pancakes for Lunch!

Section 12: Superfast Breadband: Keep Your Dough on the Go!

Lecture 32 Superfast Breadband: Keep Your Dough on the Go!

Anyone who wants stunning, fuss-free, artisan bread to be part of their healthy lifestyle.,Curious cooks/chefs who want to nail the bread thing!,Anyone who thinks making bread is really difficult and takes forever - but would love to learn.