Join the talented Chef Stephanie for an engaging and immersive hands-on workshop exploring the time-honored craft and techniques of preparing classic French artisan breads and pastries. Throughout this comprehensive course, you will skillfully master the fundamental techniques, including proper dough kneading methods, shaping distinctive loaves into their traditional forms, and baking three iconic French bread varieties to perfection: the legendary baguette, the rustic fougasse, and the elegant epi. Using only four simple, pure essential ingredients: high-quality flour, filtered water, active yeast, and fine sea salt, you will produce these magnificent artisan breads from scratch, each showcasing distinctive textures, subtle flavors, and appealing presentations developed through proper technique and professional instruction.
Welcoming Social Atmosphere: Participants and guests are warmly welcomed and encouraged to bring wine and beer to enjoy throughout the class, creating a relaxed, convivial learning and social environment where bread-making becomes a celebratory and communal experience.
Breads and Specialty Items Prepared in Class:
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Baguette: The quintessential and iconic French bread featuring a crackling, crispy exterior crust with deep caramelized color contrasted with a light, airy crumb structure and tender interior
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Fougasse: A rustic and flavorful bread enriched with Herbes de Provence and fleur de sel, featuring a characteristic spongy crumb structure riddled with appealing holes created during fermentation
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Epi: An elegantly and artfully shaped bread often formed to gracefully resemble a stalk of wheat or barley, offering a sophisticated and impressive presentation suitable for special occasions
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Pain au Lait: A tender, slightly sweet traditional French milk bread enriched with milk and butter, ideal for breakfast or suitable for any meal and occasion
Important Booking Note: All class bookings must include a minimum of two registered participants to hold your reservation. For group reservations, please make the complete booking under a single participant name representing the full group, and all participants will be confirmed in that booking group.
School Notes: If you do not see a specific location for this event, location details will be provided for you after booking.
Participants under 18 must be accompanied by a paid adult.
All Classes can only accept bookings of 2 or more. If you are booking your class as a group please make the reservation under one name, as a full booking group.
