Practical help with baking sourdough at home, and what happens on a workshop day in Mears Ashby.
Six people at most, 10am to 4pm, and two loaves you shaped yourself to take home. How a day in the Mears Ashby microbakery runs.
Read more about what happens on a sourdough workshop in northamptonshire
How to spot real sourdough on a label, and where to buy slow-fermented loaves each week in Mears Ashby and Earls Barton.
Read more about where to buy real sourdough near wellingborough and northampton
A weak starter, the wrong proving time, too much water or loose shaping. How to work out which one flattened your loaf.
Read more about why is my sourdough flat? the usual causes and what to change
Feed the starter in the morning, mix after lunch, shape before bed and bake the next morning. A two-day plan with the quantities.
Read more about a simple sourdough timetable for your first loaf
Feed it, keep it warm when you need it and cold when you don't. How often to feed a starter, and how to bring a neglected one back.
Read more about how to look after a sourdough starter (and keep it alive)
A full day in the microbakery, a homemade lunch, two loaves they shaped themselves and a starter to keep. How to arrange it.
Read more about a sourdough workshop as a giftIt's a free WhatsApp group. Helene posts the week's bake list there first, along with specials, any change to collection days and new workshop dates.
