Week Long Sourdough Bread Course at Mama Isa's Cooking School Venice Italy
This course summarizes the current practical and theoretical knowledge of pure natural "lievito madre" sourdough starter levain production of breads for bread lovers and bakers. "
One of The Best Sourdough Bread Baking Course in Italy
The week course bread course is divided into three main parts: theory, practice, and recipes.
All our week long sourdough bread courses take place in our studio in small groups of max 4 people.
A sourdough starter (lievito madre - levain) is dough made from water and flour and populated with good bacteria (lactic acid bacteria) and wild yeasts.
In our week long bread courses we feed the old sourdough starter lievito madre levain (79 years old!) almost every day.
The fundamental point of sourdough starter is the combination of the aromatic molecules improves the shelf life, the taste, and above all the digestibility of the final product.
• Choosing the right flour for sourdough bread requires an understanding of its main characteristics.
About sourdough breads you need special flour with a speciale "strength" ("forza" W) in Italian. The strenght of flour is a combination of elasticity and extensibility and
We will use only strong flour ideal for long-proofing doughs, with high protein content and an elastic gluten (W 300/320, protein content: 13%, elasticity: P/L 0.50/0.60).
These give guests a total view of the subject and the means to develop their own bread recipes.
We will make sourdough bread and baking recipes with our old sourdough starter (79 years old) “it comes from our great-grandmother bakery shop and has been handed down from generation-to-generation by our family”.
All of them entirely and exclusively naturally leavened!
At the end of the course you will receive a 50g pot of starter free!!!
This is SARA our old Sourdough starter, lievito madre, the mother, masa madre whatever you call it.
NAME: Sara is soft on the nose, milky buttery, sweet mature starter: sweet and sour nose with fruity notes. SINCE 1945 TASTE:Milky buttery, sweet mature starter: sweet and sour nose with fruity notes DID YOU KNOW? Sourdough bread "pane con lievito madre" is a great and important source of probiotics and prebiotics. While probiotics may not survive during the cooking baking process with the intense heat needed to develop the bread, the prebiotic does. So it is very healthy for us. Sara sourdough starter was passed down to me by my great-grandmother Celestina. TASTE:Milky buttery, sweet mature starter: sweet and sour nose with fruity notes Topics covered:This week long bread course features detailed descriptions of the process of making basic sourdough bread as well as Focaccia, Pinza, Pizza, Torta al Testo, Tigelle bread, Ciabatta and sweet recipes: Italian Pangoccioli (pains au chocolat), Crostata, Torta della Nonna, Pane con Uvetta (pains aux raisins), Brioche, Biscotti, Italian Cookies and much more. 2024 WEEK LONG SOURDOUGH BREAD AND BAKING COURSES are according this calendar rules: Sunday first day and weeks are Sunday to Saturday. This week SOURDOUGH BREAD course takes five days to learn sourdough in Italy. WHAT IS INCLUDED: • Five bread and baking classes competely hands on (each day 4-5 hours); • Five sweet breakfasts; • Five lunches with the fruit of the class; • Six nights accommodation; • A pot with our sourdough starter to take home; • A set of bread and baking recipes; Sample Week Sourdough Bread and Baking Program Day 1 DAY 1: SUNDAY Check in - Arrival in the afternoon to the Mama Isa's Cooking School and settle in your accommodation, free afternoon to visit the town or relax. Dinner Free. Day 2 DAY 2: MONDAY First Sourdough Bread Class at 9:00 am - This day we have designed to give you an introduction to the sourdough bread knowledge, history and the culture. Free afternoon to relax. Dinner Free. Day 3 DAY 3: TUESDAY Second Sourdough Bread Class at 9:00 am - Free afternoon to relax. Dinner Free. Day 4 DAY 4: WEDNESDAY Third Sourdough Bread Class at 10:00 am - Free afternoon to relax. Dinner Free. Day 5 DAY 5: THURSDAY Free day to relax or on demand (fee available on request) visit the famous Mercato di Padova (Sotto il Salone and Piazza delle Erbe and Piazza dei Frutti). The oldest market in the world (1218-2019). Chef Isa will guide you through the market and the downtown of Padova. Breakfast at the market with lovely cappuccino or espresso and pastries included. Afternoon and Dinner free. Day 6 DAY 6: FRIDAY Fourth Sourdough Bread Class at 9:00 am. Free afternoon to relax. Dinner Free. Day 7 DAY 7: SATURDAY Fifth Sourdough Bread Class at 9:00 am - After the lesson farewell and goodbye (Check out). But if you need an extra night we can offer you an extra night on demand. Over this week (five lessons, each one of 4-5 hours) you will be learning traditional old bread and baking techniques including: • how to use starter; • Italian Ciabatta; • Sourdough boule; • Focaccias; • Sfincione (a old style of Sicilian Pizza with Bread Crumbs, Onions, and Caciocavallo cheese); • Tigelle also called Crescentine; • Piadina, a soft Italian Flatbread; • Torta al Testo; • Pizzes and Calzoni; • Puccie Salentine; • Focaccia di Recco, a creamy, dreamy trip through dairy-goodness, filled with the delicious cheese Stracchino; • Biscotti; • Sweet baking recipes: Crostata, Torta caprese, cookies; • much more! Join us for a week long hands on Bread Course Our WEEK Sourdough Bread Baking Classes are only upon request (maximum 4 people). We work all the year round. Remember that we offer classes only for small groups (maximum 4 people), so asap book a sourdough bread baking course. And please inquire for rates and availability. Location: Veneto region - Venice area - Italy How to get in touch with Mama Isa's Cooking School? Whether you want to enquire about our week long sourdough bread courses, have special dietary needs, want to organize something special or anything else, please just contact us and we will get back to you within 24 hours. SEND US AN EMAIL for cooking class inquiries, questions, informations, suggestions or collabs! Click here ----> CHAT WITH US ON WHATSAPP! Click here to chat with us with Whatsapp----->. or CALL US BY PHONE with WHATSAPP +39 351 576 74 93 A last thing: if you don't find our mail reply in your inbox within 72 hours, please check your junk mailbox or contact us soon again. Whatsapp is more convenient, but you can email us again, of course! We accept last minute requests.
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