| When: | Sunday, September 07, 2025 from 11 AM until 3:30 PM | |
| Where: | In-Person Class at Brot Bakehouse School and Kitchen 38 Meade Rd. Fairfax, VT 05454 | |
| Level: | All levels - general baking experience necessary. Some sourdough experience is helpful | |
| Costs: | $175 per person / includes refreshments & sensory tasting | |
| Instructor: | Heike Meyer (see bio in "About") |
Every year we offer a special day-long workshop about the might little rye; an underappreciated, hardy and incredible flavorful grain - and it became one of our most popular classes!
Baking with rye can sometimes be challenging: It calls for different methods, techniques and handling of the dough. In this class we explore a variety of flavorful, rustic breads and pastries made with rye. You will also learn century-old methods of using a starter culture (sourdough) to get the best results. After you learn about the principles of baking with rye we will get our hands in the dough and take our knowledge into action when making a rye bread & pastry.
Topics discussed in this class include:
- Starting, maintaining, refreshing and looking after your sourdough starter
- Principles of baking with rye
- Variables affecting the fermentation
- Factors affecting crumb structure and texture
- Understanding shaping & scoring techniques of bread baking
- Baking in different ovens
- Baking with different flour types and local flours
- Tips for making rye pastries
- Nutrition & digestibility of sourdough bread and specifically rye
- Sensory tasting
This one of our most popular classes- please register early. Not sure if this class is for you? Email us with any questions HelloATbrotbakery.com
Just to make sure: We will only focus on rye breads and pastries in this workshop, this is not a general bread baking class!
Please be aware of our class & cancellation policy:
Full Payment is due upon registering for a class.
We understand that there will be circumstances whereby you will need to cancel your course or change the date. Given two weeks or more notice we are happy to offer a full refund minus processing fees. If you need to cancel last minute - one week or less of the class date - a refund will be offered if we can refill your booking. Otherwise no refund can be issued. Eventbrite processing fees cannot be refunded in any case (re-booking, class certificate or cancellation).
We reserve the right to cancel any class should it be deemed necessary. In this case, a full refund will be given.
Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns about these policies before signing up for a class.