Kitchen On Fire, Oakland, CA
Kitchen on Fire hosts art historian-turned bread baker and award-winning author Michael Kalanty for a hands-on workshop. Follow Chef step-by-step while making your own Pain Au Levain dough, the classic French sourdough bread. Chef will demonstrate how easy it is to convert his Master Formula into great-tasting bread variations.
Class will also include demonstrations for:
• Apple Walnut Farmhouse Bread (recipe included)
• Rosemary Raisin Bread (recipe included)
• How to Make Your Own Sourdough Starter (recipe included)
All breads will be made using Chef's personal sourdough starter, "Lucky Lady #99". She earned that number by becoming the 99th starter inducted into the World Sourdough Museum in St. Vith, Belgium. As a special gift from Chef, you'll receive a sample portion of Lucky Lady, his 27-year-old organic sourdough starter along with instructions for Care & Feeding.
Learn the simple steps to keeping your natural yeast starter happy and thriving. See how easy it is to bake sourdough at home according to YOUR schedule, not the bread's. Join us for this exciting experience, learn real skills for making fantastic artisan bread at home.
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Pain au Levain (French Sourdough Bread)
This is an intensive class on making the classic French sourdough, Pain au Levain. All steps and techniques will be shown and practiced in detail.