Thanksgiving Sourdough

About this event

Gather around the table for a cozy, hands-on afternoon mastering seasonal sourdough baking! In this special holiday edition, you will learn how to weave active starter and discard into your favorite Thanksgiving dishes and autumn treats—elevating traditional flavors while making your holiday prep easier and more digestible.

What You'll Learn & Make:

• Flaky Sourdough Pie Crust: Master the art of buttery, tender pie dough with a slight sourdough tang.

• Soft Sourdough Dinner Rolls: Learn the secrets to ultra-fluffy, golden rolls that steal the show at dinner.

• Spiced Sourdough Pumpkin Bars: Turn sourdough discard into a rich, decadent autumn sweet treat.

• Sourdough Starter Basics: Start your own sourdough journey—everyone will leave with the beginning of their sourdough starter.

• Full Bread-Making Demonstration: Watch a live demonstration on making sourdough bread from starter, covering every step from mixing to baking.

• Discard Recipes & Fall Specialties: Watch demonstrations and participate in making sourdough discard recipes like crackers or tortillas. To celebrate November, we will also prepare a seasonal fall soup along with roasted garlic and herb butter. (Menu subject to change)

• Hands-On Boule Shaping: Practice shaping your own dough—everyone will take home a perfectly shaped boule that you shaped yourself, ready to bake at home.

What's Included:

• Generous Tastings: Sample every recipe made during class, along with the fall soup and roasted garlic and herb butter.

• Active Sourdough Starter: Take home your newly created starter to continue baking at home.

• Your Thanksgiving Bake: Take home your hand-shaped sourdough boule, ready to bake fresh in your own oven.

What to Bring:

• A container, Dutch oven, loaf pan, or baking dish to carry home and bake your shaped dough.

This is a demonstration workshop, with aspects of hands-on learning. Everyone will get samples of the products demonstrated. Come to relax and enjoy the demonstration while learning how to be a sourdough expert on your own.

Join us for an unforgettable culinary adventure where flour, water, and passion converge to create timeless flavors and lasting memories. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a curious beginner, this workshop promises to ignite your love affair with sourdough!