Baking Your Own Bread at Home in Lille (59)

Activity description :

1. 3 hours
2. Up to 12 people

How about learning how to make your own homemade bread to treat your loved ones? With the guidance of a master baker, you’ll discover the essential steps and techniques for baking perfect loaves, from preparing and proofing the dough to shaping and baking. A culinary immersion in the world of artisanal baking to understand what makes good bread.

Course Outline:

• You’ll explore the different steps involved in preparing bread dough and learn how to work with baker’s yeast and sourdough starter to master the fermentation process.
• You ’ll learn how to make a fermented dough and discover the importance of proofing time for developing flavors and achieving a beautiful texture.
• You’ll practice shaping to give each loaf its form and structure while developing the proper techniques of a baker.
• You’ll discover the secrets to successful baking to achieve a golden, crispy crust and a well-developed crumb.
• You’ll choose between two recipe themes depending on the dates: a traditional bread selection featuring white bread, whole-grain bread, and rye bread with walnuts, or a selection dedicated to sandwich breads, including bagels, Viennese bread, Japanese “shokupan” sandwich bread, and burger buns.
• While the dough is rising, you’ll make an olive focaccia that you can enjoy on-site, paired with a glass of wine.

By the end of the workshop, you’ll have mastered the essential basics for making various types of homemade bread and will be able to replicate the techniques you’ve learned at home. A fun and delicious experience to discover the secrets of the baker’s craft and leave with a newfound desire to bake your own bread.