Your own starter
Take home a live sourdough starter with simple feeding instructions, ready for your next bake.
Small-group baking classes · Berkshire
Sourdough workshops
in Berkshire
Hands-on sourdough baking for all abilities. Learn the techniques, then take home your own starter and a shaped dough to bake fresh in your own oven.
- Max 4 bakers per class
- All abilities welcome
- Starter & dough to take home
- £75 per person
The workshop
Learn to bake proper sourdough, start to finish
Sourdough can feel a bit mysterious until someone shows you. In a relaxed kitchen setting with no more than four people, you'll get your hands in the dough and learn every step, with plenty of time for questions along the way.
You'll head home with your own live starter and a shaped dough in its banneton. Pop it in the fridge overnight, bake it the next day, and enjoy your first loaf fresh from your own oven.
- 1
Mixing & feeding
How a starter works and how to mix a dough that behaves.
- 2
Stretching & folding
Building strength in the dough without kneading.
- 3
Shaping
Getting a tight, confident shape ready for the banneton.
- 4
Scoring & baking
How to score and bake at home for a crackly, golden crust.
What's included
Everything you need to keep baking
Essential techniques
Mixing, folding, shaping, scoring and baking artisan sourdough, step by step.
Dough in a banneton
Take home the dough you shaped in its own banneton basket. Rest it in the fridge overnight, then bake it at home. The basket is yours to keep.
Small groups
A relaxed class of no more than four, so you get proper hands-on help and personal support.
Workshop details
The practical bits
- Where
- Crowthorne, Berkshire
- When
- Dates and times on request
- Price
- £75 per person
- Group size
- Up to 4 bakers
- Experience
- None needed, all abilities welcome
- You take home
- Your starter, plus a shaped dough in a banneton to bake at home
About Saz
Hello, I'm Saz
A year ago I baked my first sourdough loaf and fell completely in love. What started as a bit of kitchen curiosity quickly became a real passion: the feeding, the folding, the waiting, and that first crackle when a loaf comes out of the oven.
Now I'd love to share it. My workshops are relaxed, friendly and small, so you can ask all the questions you like and leave feeling ready to start your own sourdough journey at home.
Questions
Frequently asked
I've never baked bread before. Is that OK?
Absolutely. The workshops are for all abilities, and with a maximum of four people you'll get plenty of one-to-one help.
What will I take home?
Your own live sourdough starter with feeding instructions, plus the dough you shaped, resting in a banneton basket that's yours to keep. Pop it in the fridge overnight and bake it in your oven the next day.
Can I book for a group of friends?
Yes. Classes take up to four people, so a group of friends or family can book a whole session together. Just say how many in the enquiry form.
I have an allergy or dietary need. Can you help?
Let us know in the "special requests" box when you enquire and we'll talk it through with you before the day.
What should I bring?
Nothing at all, just yourself! Every ingredient and piece of kit is provided. Come along ready to get your hands floury, and there'll be a warm welcome waiting.
When are the workshops?
Dates and times are arranged on request. Send an enquiry with the days that suit you and Saz will find a time that works.
Enquire to book
Save your spot at the table
Fill in the form and Saz will get back to you with available dates. Classes are limited to four, so they do fill up.