Intro to Sourdough: Your First Loaf

Intro to Sourdough: Your First Loaf

Brand new to sourdough, or just haven’t had success yet?

This beginner-friendly class takes you from a healthy starter to your own shaped loaf, with the know-how to bake sourdough confidently at home. It’s mostly demonstration, with hands-on time to shape your own loaf, and plenty of room to ask questions and troubleshoot.

What we’ll cover

• Sourdough basics: how your starter works, how to feed it, and how to keep it healthy

• Starter and dough demo: Discussion of dough-mixing techniques, and how to spot fermentation cues so you know when it’s ready

• Shaping and baking guidance: you’ll shape your own loaf, then learn how to prep it for baking and fix common mistakes like a gummy interior or a dense loaf

• Q&A: time to ask about your own sourdough struggles

What you’ll take home

• A ready-to-bake loaf, shaped by you into a cloth-lined bread basket

• An active sourdough starter

• A bench scraper, bread lame, and spatula

• Step-by-step instructions for baking your loaf at home

Class details

• Date and time: November 21, 2026

• Length: 10-12pm

• Location: 151 W Main St, STE B, Rigby, ID 83442