Hands-On Cooking Class: Sourdough Bread Baking

Bread is an ancient tradition practiced by folks all around the world in all sorts of conditions–long before kitchen scales and thermometers. If you’ve been wanting a hands-on experience learning how to make sourdough bread in a low-pressure environment, now is your opportunity! In this class, you will be working on a single sourdough loaf from start to finish. You will learn how to feed and care for a sourdough starter, you’ll observe the mixing of a loaf, and then you’ll work hands-on with your own loaf shaping, proofing and baking. You will leave with a freshly baked loaf of bread and a sourdough starter to continue baking at home. You will also receive recipes for using sourdough discard.

Instructor: Gabrielle Dietrich

About the Instructor: Gabrielle Dietrich has been teaching classes to adults and children in the Sacramento area for over 5 years. She is passionate about demystifying and making accessible, practical culinary knowledge. With a background in biodynamic farming/gardening and education, she brings years of working with the natural world into her work. “The transformative power of working with our hands to create is unimaginably important, and I am here to walk along with you into your birthright.” – Gabrielle D.