Learn how to improve your sourdough bread at every step of the baking process – from flour types, mixing methods, and inclusions, to shaping, topping, scoring, and baking.
What You'll Learn
Incorporating Whole Grains
Learn about different types of flour (featuring Central Milling Organic) that can be used for sourdough bread and how to incorporate more whole grains into your bakes.
Inclusions & Toppings
Explore how to add inclusions & toppings (along with what works and what doesn't) so you can achieve a wide variety of results with the same base formula.
Folding, Shaping & Scoring
Expand your knowledge of folding, shaping and scoring options with functional advice that will help you dial in your sourdough breadmaking process.
Proofing Options
Weigh the pros and cons of doing an ambient proof + same-day bake or going with an overnight cold proof + baking the next day and choose what works best for you!
Baking Methods
Whether you choose to bake in a closed dutch oven or want to try your hand at an open bake, Laila's got you covered with tips & tricks for either option.
Bonus: Sourdough Cheat Codes
Extend your sourdough abilities even further with three formulas using the same base dough: Demi-Baguettes, Ciabatta & Crunchy Breakfast Rolls.
About Your Teacher
You may know Laila from social media under the handle @theearlyrisebaker. If so, you know she loves explaining things in a simple and straightforward way, cutting through the sourdough baking jargon, de-mystifying it and making it less intimidating – especially for beginners.
She's been baking for as long as she can remember and discovered a passion for naturally leavened, sourdough bread in 2019. Since then, she's become officially obsessed with sourdough – devouring books, taking classes, watching videos, meeting with other bakers – eventually starting her own cottage bakery in 2022.
Today, along with educating her social media followers through short-form content, she finds great joy consulting with up-and-coming bakers as well as teaching more formal classes in-person and online.
Class Content
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