What you'll learn

  • 🍞 Master the art of crafting traditional sourdough bread with expert techniques from Thomas Charles Mathiassen, the visionary behind Charles Good Food Nordic bakery.
  • 📽️ Follow a comprehensive step-by-step video tutorial on sourdough bread-making, from starting your sourdough starter to baking the perfect loaf.
  • 👩‍🍳 Learn to hand mix sourdough with minimal equipment and develop the knack for determining the perfect timing for folding, fermenting, and baking.
  • 🥖 Explore how to bake a wide variety of artisan sourdough breads to enhance your baking skills.
  • ⚕️ Discover the health benefits of real sourdough bread, which is easier to digest for people with gluten intolerance and diabetes.
  • 🤲 Unlock the technique of folding sourdough instead of kneading to craft your bread effortlessly.
  • 🛑 Learn creative strategies to pause and preserve your sourdough starter when needed.
  • 🎨 Acquire the skills and tools to embrace this delightful hobby that is both fun and therapeutic.

Course Content

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5 lectures
Introduction.
Basic Baking Equipment.
A Word About Flour.
Desired Dough Temperature.
Bakers Percentage For Sourdough Bread.

Sourdough Starter.

4 lectures
Before We Start.

In this lecture i will guide you through how i make a sourdough starter, from scratch.

A good vigorous sourdough starter is the first and most important step to make delicious sourdough bread at home.

Why Should We Use Sourdough?
How To Make It
Meet Clint Yeastwood, Baptise Your Sourdough Starter.

Your First Basic White Sourdough Bread.

10 lectures
Basic White Sourdough Bread Introduction.
Before We Start.
Mix, Auto lyse & ad the salt.
Why use an autolyse?
Slap, Stretch & Fold.
Bulk fermentation & Fold nr. 1
Bulk fermentation & Fold nr. 2
Pre shape the dough.
Simple shaping technique.
Proof, Score & Bake the Bread.

Potato & Rosemary Sourdough Bread

10 lectures
Before We Start.
Scale of the ingredients and mix the dough
Prepare the potatoes & add the salt to your dough.
First stretch & Fold.
Second Stretch & Fold.
Preheat your dutch oven & third stretch & fold.
Pre shape the dough.
Simple shaping technique.
Proof, Score & Bake the Bread.
Final thoughts on Potato & Rosemary Sourdough Bread

100% Rye Bread (The Secret Recipe)

7 lectures
Introduction.

Intro to 100% Rye Bread (The Secret Recipe)

Recipe & Description.

Recipe Pdf.

Scale of your ingredients.
Mix the dough.
Scale of the rye bread.
Bake the rye bread.
Final thoughts on rye bread.

Bonus Section

7 lectures
Sourdough Bialy Introduction.

In this Lesson Karolis will show you how to make Sourdough Bialys from any leftover sourdough, or just use the simple white sourdough bread recipe, they are so amazing.

Sourdough Bialy.
Sourdough Pancakes.
How To Make Your Own Dough Scoring Lame.
What Is A Banneton Proofing Basket.
How we bake Sourdough bread in the bakery.
Bonus Lecture.

Description

🥖 Dive into the art of sourdough bread baking and fall in love with the process! This course is designed to captivate your interest without overwhelming you with the science of sourdough or the myriad of flours and equipment. 🚫 No need for complex techniques here!

Think of it this way: just as you don't need to understand a carburetor to drive a car 🚗, you don't need to be a scientist to bake an array of delicious sourdough breads.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Every recipe taught in this course is one I bake at home for family and friends, using a standard domestic oven, even amidst the delightful chaos of my three kids! I share these recipes in my sourdough classes, and nothing beats the moment when baking is done, and we sit together with our creations, some fine cheese 🧀, and a glass of wine or beer 🍷🍺, relishing our accomplishment.

Who this course is for:

  • Sourdough Bread Baking For Beginners 📚 is perfect for those new to baking or novices eager to improve their skills.
  • Are you comfortable in the kitchen and seeking guidance on baking sourdough bread? This course is for you! 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳
  • 🎁 Looking for a thoughtful gift? This course is an excellent choice for the budding baker in your life.
  • Seasoned home bakers looking to elevate their baking prowess, it's time to master sourdough bread making! 🏆
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Course Reviews

  • 😀 Katie Craig
    3.5
  • 😀 Kei T
    5
  • 🙁 Fawaz Abo Alhasan
    1.5
  • 😀 Kay Wixley
    5

    Enjoying the course very much so far. Just the right amount of explanation for everything to make sense, without going into too much overwhelming and confusing details. Thank you very much.

  • 😀 Syeda Duaa E Zainab Jafri
    5

    Very thorough.

  • 😀 Pedro Cunha
    4.5

    The course is really great for beginners. I would like to have seen a few more things around FAQs / longer videos addressing potential problems

  • 😀 Jennifer Austin
    3.5
  • 😀 Ray Jewell
    5
  • 😀 Lena Berntsen
    5

    Like very match

  • 😀 Amanda van Roessel
    5
  • 😀 Todd Peterson
    5
  • 😀 Mark Natale
    5
  • 😀 Orlando O Pagan
    5
  • 😀 Ferencz Arendt
    5
  • 😀 Tülay Sezgi̇n
    5
  • 😀 Mary Tippett
    5
  • 😀 Joanne Swartz Anderson
    5
  • 😀 May Lau
    3.5

    The information is good but the video is not smooth enough.

  • 😀 Marian Paleologos
    4.5
  • 😀 Yvonne
    5
  • 😀 Ivette Lodberg
    5
  • 😀 Anna Kuzmenko
    5
  • 😀 Alfredo Jara
    5

    Great couse. Once I bought a course on sourdough bread, much more expensive, but the explanation was not nearly as good as this one. And the optional recipes are great.

  • 😀 Angelique Boll
    4
  • 😐 Benjamin Waismann
    3
  • 😀 Rachel Olson
    4
  • 😀 Rasha El-Naggar
    5

    The course is very informative, interesting and very well structured. With simple yet very important level of details and the sample recipes are varied.

  • 😀 Samantha
    4.5
  • 😀 AnneG
    4
  • 😀 Lin Richardson
    4.5

    Yes, pitched at the level I need

  • 😀 Werner Koegelenberg
    5

    Great course with loads of practical examples and tips.

  • 😀 Lynn Chang
    5
  • 😀 Mark Gumderman
    4

    Well explained common sense spproach

  • 😀 Shirls
    5

    I will watch this many times as I am amazed by the elasticity of the dough and the final result. I am hooked on sourdough and this course is very clear. Charles is also very kind and keen to help.

  • 😀 George Lindsay
    4
  • 😀 Søren Lassen
    4
  • 😀 Ismet Hassan
    5

    A really good and informative course, I learned a lot about sourdough baking as well as acquiring some fantastic recipes I can't wait to try. Tomas gives good step by step instructions and made this course thoroughly enjoyable. Thank you Tomas

  • 😀 Benchallal nour el islam
    4.5
  • 😀 Rabin Maharjan
    4
  • 😀 Andy Campbell
    4.5
  • 😐 Watkins David
    3
  • 😀 Izabela Dederko-Modzelewska
    5

    I enjoyed this course immensely! I have learned so much.

  • 😀 Inessa Pushkar
    5

    Very useful course, I liked it much! 😊👍I learned a lot and each time when I watch it again and again I find something new and useful, highly recommend to whom who want to learn the right process how to make a perfect sourdough bread

  • 😀 Mystie Richards
    5

    Enjoyable I’ll keep watching and following

  • 😀 Elisa H
    5

    appreciated the information on DDT and explanation of bread calculator with downloadable information

  • 😀 Baqlan Kojahmet
    5
  • 😀 Jennifer Ott
    5

    So informative! Basic and easy instruction with notes built in ! I have so much more respect for sourdough breadmaking!

  • 😐 Mohamad Al-Shaby
    3
  • 😀 Vasken Chagaian
    5
  • 😀 Thomas Fullmer
    4
  • 😀 Wentzel Coetzer
    4.5

    Great course. I've baked a few sourdough breads before with various levels of success. This course was well presented, to the point with lots of information. The instructor is knowledgeable and able to transfer his knowledge and skills in a clear and fun way. I now know which aspects to focus on to get consistent results with my sourdough baking.

  • 😀 Learnandlearn
    5
  • 😀 Mike James
    5
  • 😀 Nicole C.
    5
  • 😀 Kara Benz
    4.5
  • 😀 Barrie James Simpson
    3.5
  • 😀 Barrois Amandine
    4.5

    I recommand this course as the instructions are clear and simple to follow with useful ressources. Here is a bonus section at the end with interesting contains.

  • 😀 Hilary
    4

    It’s easy enough to understand, but perhaps not for absolute beginners with the segments on temperature and bakers percentages. Also perhaps more detail on discard for the starter segment is needed. Otherwise great so far!

  • 😀 Malinda
    4