SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: Intro to Sourdough

Date: Friday, September 29, 2023

Time: 2pm - 6pm

Cost: $150 per single-entry HANDS-ON ticket, $50 for AUDITOR ticket (does NOT include hands-on participation)

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

Whether you are new to the world of sourdough, or want to polish your finely-honed bread skills, this sourdough class is sure to take you to the next level! This class is a crash course in all aspects of sourdough bread - we will cover flour, bread science, shaping, baking, and everything in between - no stone will be left unturned! Abby Love (of Abby Jane Bakeshop) is dedicated to educating you on all aspects of sourdough from starter to table so that everybody can enjoy the magic of fresh bread!

You will spend this four-hour intensive course mixing and shaping your own dough, using flours chosen by Abby for their proven performance and excellent flavor profiles. The dough you mix and shape in class will go home with you to be baked next-day, and Abby and her bakeshop crew will provide you with pre-shaped and bulk fermented doughs to final shape and bake in class. This class is designed to provide you with hands-on experience at every stage of the bread process, with opportunities to troubleshoot and ask questions in real time. You will leave class with a deeper understanding of how stone-milled flour elevates your sourdough game, including why Abby Love has chosen to center her bread practice around the freshest flour around.

This class is for beginners and intermediate sourdough bakers - if you're looking to troubleshoot your loaves, Abby is a wealth of knowledge!

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 elevated bread-making techniques with Abby Love
• Snack elegantly, and take home a loaf of freshly-baked sourdough bread, AND dough to proof and bake at home!
• Tour the mill with our Education Director, Kimberly Krebs
• Purchase BSM products at a special one-time 15% discount

Class Policies:

By purchasing these class tickets, you acknowledge and agree to our Participant Class Policies and Media Release Form. 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. Close-toed shoes are required for entering any part of our facility. 

In keeping with low COVID risk level in Travis County, masks are optional and up to personal discretion for this class. Should COVID levels rise in the weeks/days leading up to class, we reserve the right to change our masking policy and will reach out via email with any updated guidelines. Should masks become a requirement for class based on statewide or countywide recommendations, non-masked participants will not be able to participate in mask-required classes. Refunds or ticket transfers are available for those who do not wish to attend a mask-required class.

Tickets are non-refundable, but transferrable up to 5 days before the class date.

In the event of class cancellation, we will email you to notify you of a canceled class.