Highlights
- Bake authentic Apulia sourdough bread right in the heart of Vienna
- Learn baking secrets from a family of Apulia bakers
- Discover how Italian and Viennese traditions blend in one recipe
- Enjoy a drink as your dough rests and stories rise from the oven
- Take home your own loaf and a live starter to keep baking
Description
Join a warm, hands-on breadmaking workshop in Vienna and learn to bake authentic Apulia sourdough bread. Discover a one-of-a-kind recipe that blends the rustic flavor of Apulia semolina with the refined natural fermentation traditions of Vienna, a perfect meeting of Southern soul and Central European craft.
Together we’ll move step by step through the full process of creating a naturally leavened loaf with a long, slow fermentation that enhances both flavor and digestibility. You’ll experience every stage yourself:
- Refreshing the Sourdough Starter: learn how to feed and maintain your natural yeast so it stays strong and active.
- Autolyse: see how flour and water naturally begin to build gluten.
- Mixing the Dough: combine ingredients and balance hydration for ideal texture.
- Hand Work & Bulk Fermentation: practice folding, resting, and developing structure.
- Pre-shaping and Shaping: master artisan techniques to form your loaf.
- Baking: achieve a crisp golden crust and soft, aromatic crumb.
Between stages, we’ll take a short break to enjoy a drink and talk about the bread cultures of Apulia and Vienna.
By the end of the workshop, you’ll take home your own freshly baked loaf – full of aroma, character, and history – and, if you wish, a portion of my live sourdough starter to continue baking at home.
Whether you’re a first-time baker or an experienced enthusiast, this experience will give you the skills and confidence to create natural sourdough bread using traditional methods that have stood the test of time.
Includes
Hands-on sourdough bread workshop
All ingredients, including Apulia semolina flour
Use of the baking equipment
Step-by-step guidance through all stages of breadmaking
A drink during the dough resting period
Take home your freshly baked loaf
Take home a portion of live sourdough starter
Recipes and tips to bake at home
Important Information
- Suitable for beginners and passionate home bakers
Hands-on experience with all stages of sourdough bread-making
Learn traditional Puglian methods and Viennese fermentation techniques
Long, slow fermentation for enhanced flavor and digestibility
Take home your freshly baked loaf and optional sourdough starter
Please wear comfortable clothing suitable for baking
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
