APRIL 6, 2025: Festive Slavic Easter Bread (Partner Class)
$265.00
TICKETS ARE FINAL SALE, NON-REFUNDABLE, and NON-TRANSFERABLE TO OTHER CLASSES.
Date: Sunday, April 6, 2025
Experience a taste of old-world Easter traditions—right here in Central Texas! In this hands-on class, you’ll learn to bake a Slavic Easter bread, Paska. This rich, barely sweet loaf dates back centuries across Eastern Europe, and is traditionally blessed in church before being shared at festive gatherings. Under the expert guidance of our instructor, Katya Lyukum, you’ll discover how to prepare an enriched dough that’s both light and indulgent. We’ll incorporate saffron, dried fruits, citrus zest, and other flavor infusions that give this celebratory bread its distinctive aroma and taste.
Throughout the day, you’ll explore the intricacies of working with Butler’s Gold Wheat Flour. With its naturally high gluten content, this heirloom flour helps your dough rise beautifully even when loaded with sugar and butter—resulting in a tall, gorgeously golden loaf. Between mixing, rising, and shaping stages, we’ll also take you on a mill tour and share a demo on making candied orange zest—with a secret ingredient to make the orange flavor bright. Bring friends and family for a joyful day of communal baking, storytelling, and sampling. You’ll head home with a deeper appreciation for Slavic Easter heritage, plus the know-how (and confidence) to recreate this unforgettable bread in your own kitchen.
What You’ll Experience
- Dive into mixing and kneading an enriched dough. Discover the art of shaping elaborate dough braids and ornamental touches that symbolize renewal and joy in Slavic culture.
- Learn why Butler’s Gold’s high gluten content and natural golden hue make this flour a game-changer for enriched breads, ensuring lofty rises and a perfect crumb.
- Explore a simple method to create homemade candied citrus zest with bright orange flavor.
- Enjoy a guided look at Barton Springs Mill. Hear how we source, test, and mill our heritage grains to preserve authenticity, flavor, and nutritional benefits.
- Continue your baking adventure at home with a 15% discount on any Barton Springs Mill flour purchased during the class.
Why Bake Slavic Easter Bread?
- Beloved across Central and Eastern Europe these festive loaves are also cherished in immigrant communities in the United States and Canada. Typically blessed on Easter morning and shared as a symbol of faith, family, and celebration, they’re baked only once a year—so delicious that everyone eagerly awaits the next Easter to enjoy them all over again.
- Slightly sweet, richly flavored, and luxuriously soft—this holiday bread can elevate any springtime menu.
- Perfect for gathering friends and family around the table, learning new techniques, and celebrating Easter traditions (even if it’s just out of curiosity!).
Grab your spot now and immerse yourself in a day of baking, touring, and tasting. Whether you’re reconnecting with your Slavic roots or simply exploring new Easter traditions, you’ll leave inspired to share these delectable loaves with family and friends!
BYOB is fine by us for participants 21+ 🥂
Class Policies:
TICKETS ARE FINAL SALE, NON-REFUNDABLE, and NON-TRANSFERABLE TO OTHER CLASSES. You may transfer tickets to another person to attend in your place - simply have them check in under the original name used to purchase the ticket(s).
By purchasing tickets to attend one of our classes, you acknowledge that you have read and agreed to our Participant Class Policies and Media Release. Close-toed shoes and a head covering (such as a baseball cap) required for all classes.
Touring our facility requires that all participants adhere to health guidelines - all touring participants (included in ticket) will be required to remove most jewelry and piercings, and wear a beard net (if applicable) and/or hair net that effectively restraints all hair, including mustaches, goatees, and any other facial hair. Close-toed shoes are required for entering any part of our facility. No exceptions.
In keeping with the low COVID risk level in Travis County, masks are optional and up to personal discretion for this class.
In the event of class cancellation, we will email you to notify you of a canceled class.