Sourdough Bread Masterclass

45 years of experience in one easy-to-follow course!

What you'll learn
45 years of baking knowledge in one course
How to create your own liquid sourdough culture
How to bake beautiful and delicious sourdough breads
Requirements
No previous baking experience is necessary
Some baking tools such as bannetons and parchment paper are required (list of tools provided)
Patience
Description
If you have ever attempted to make sourdough bread, you may have found yourself feeling discouraged by how complex it may seem. Merely studying and then trying to apply a traditional recipe from a website can make the practice of sourdough baking strenuous. However, having the right instructor, apparatuses, and mindset will make sourdough baking much less convoluted than it may seem.Every recipe has a creator – a Master Baker who could already smell the rich aroma of freshly-baked goods long before the first ingredients were even considered.I’m Johan Stapelberg, and I have been perfecting my craft since 1975. I am also a founder member of the very successful franchise, Butterfield Bread, which boasted 170 bakeries. My easy-to-follow online course puts the ability to create the most magnificent sourdough bread, into the hands of every homemaker.My culture, called Methusela 969,  is between eight and twelve years old. I know of cultures that are between 80 and 100 years old. I am going to take you back 2000 years, so that you can start your own culture - one that you can use in various recipes by just tweaking it a little. We will then, together as a team, bake your very own sourdough bread. I am really excited and hope to see you soon in my first course “Sourdough Bread Masterclass”.Ciao for now!John the Baker

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome to the Course - a Message From Your Instructor

Lecture 2 How to Use This Course

Lecture 3 Tools You Will Need

Lecture 4 Ingredients You Will Need

Section 2: Make Your Own Sourdough Culture

Lecture 5 Readings & Resources - Information on Cultures and Feeding Your Culture

Lecture 6 Creating The Perfect Culture - Video One

Lecture 7 Creating The Perfect Culture - Video Two

Lecture 8 Creating The Perfect Culture - Written Instructions

Lecture 9 Before Baking… Do This First

Lecture 10 Post a Photo

Section 3: Baking

Lecture 11 Chapter # 1 - Adding the Ingredients (How-to video)

Lecture 12 Chapter # 2 - Mixing the Ingredients

Lecture 13 No mixer? No worries! How to mix by hand

Lecture 14 Chapter # 3 - The Bulk Fermentation Process (How-to video)

Lecture 15 Chapter # 4 - Scaling the Dough (How-to video)

Lecture 16 Chapter # 5 - Preparing Your Bannetons (How-to video)

Lecture 17 Chapter # 6 - Moulding the Dough (How-to video)

Lecture 18 Chapter # 7 - The Proofing Process (PDF)

Lecture 19 Chapter # 8 - Scoring Your Dough (How-to lesson)

Lecture 20 Assignment: Get Creative

Lecture 21 Chapter # 9 - Baking (How-to video)

Lecture 22 Share Your Selfie!

Section 4: Just For Fun

Lecture 23 The Dutch Oven Method (Written Instructions) (review before watching video)

Lecture 24 The Dutch Oven Method

Section 5: Test Your Bread-Baking Knowledge

Lecture 25 Just For Fun: Meet My Eight & Ten-Year-Old Cultures - The Methusela 969

Beginner bakers who want to learn a simple way to bake the perfect sourdough breads,Beginner bakers who want to learn how to create their own culture – a legacy that can be passed on through the generations