MARCH 9, 2025: Intro to Baguettes

Date: Sunday, March 9, 2025

Time: 11am - 3pm

Cost: $150 per single-entry HANDS-ON ticket, $50 for AUDITOR ticket (in-person, does NOT include hands-on participation, but includes all other class perks!)

PLEASE READ ALL CLASS POLICIES BELOW CLASS DESCRIPTION BEFORE MAKING YOUR PURCHASE. 

Tyler Carpenter, our bread-lover friend, is coming to the mill to teach you how to make classic, hill country style baguettes! From his years of experience in acclaimed artisanal bakeries in Austin and beyond, as well as time traveling and eating in France, Tyler has a wealth of knowledge & creativity to share with you in this class all about the baguette.

For this class, Tyler will be sharing a dough recipe and method to produce two baguettes within four hours, so you can take your recipe home and use it to your heart's content for any dinner or cheese board that just wouldn't be complete without a crusty & airy baguette friend! In class, you will start from the bottom of a recipe, mixing a dough with a unique and flavorful blend of carefully selected BSM flours. Tyler will include what flour choices work best for a baguette, as well as creative ways to incorporate specialty flours and whole wheats in your dough. He will walk you through the resting, rising, and shaping processes, as well as provide demos for more advanced applications of the baguette craft. This means that within class, you will master a basic, yet elevated baguette recipe & method, and leave with some techniques and ideas to inspire your baking at home. This class is suitable for beginner to intermediate, and even advanced home bakers. All levels are welcome and can gain something from this class!

During class, we will provide some elegant snacking opportunities (carnivore & vegetarian-friendly options available 😉). Think: butter & cheese options galore from local & specialty purveyors! 

We hope you come to this class to learn more about baguettes from our bud Tyler, and more about the versatility of our flour offerings!

Things to look forward to:

• Have an opportunity to work with our own fresh flours, stone-milled right here at Barton Springs Mill

• Learn about the differences and uses for all of our wheat varietals!

• Learn how to master basic baguette technique with elevated ingredients

• Snack elegantly

• Tour the mill with Education Director

• Purchase BSM products at a 15% discount

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.