Intro to Sourdough

Instructor: Emily Buehler

Day & Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025

Time: 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Tuition: $55.00

Ages: Adult (18 and Up)

All levels are welcome. No experience required.

Students Please Bring:

• Apron
• Container to bring home starter (Instructor will have re-used yogurt containers as well)
• Note taking materials.
• (Optional) A snack and/or water bottle. Filtered water is available in the classroom.

Keeping a sourdough starter may seem complex but a little explanation (and a flow chart) can help demystify the age-old bread-making technique. First, we’ll demonstrate how to make sourdough English muffins, a forgiving recipe that works great with the “scraps” when you feed your starter. While the muffins rise, we’ll discuss all things starter: How does it work? When is it fully risen? How often do you feed it? How can you alter its flavor? You’ll receive a baby starter, and then we’ll cook the English muffins to enjoy.

Please arrive early for this workshop to find parking. The Murphy Spring Festival will be happening downtown from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and some sections of downtown will be closed to traffic.

An additional fee for materials provided by your instructor for this workshop is estimated at $5.00 THIS FEE IS PAYABLE TO THE INSTRUCTOR at the time of the workshop. Material fees may change depending on the number of participants and price of materials at the workshop. *Payment by cash or check is required for materials fees. 

* Workshops are subject to low enrollment cancellation if the minimum number of 4 students is not reached. If you have any questions, you’re welcome to call Olive’s Porch for up-to-date enrollment information.

About Instructor: Emily Buehler completed an advanced degree in chemistry before working for six years as a bread baker in an artisan bakery. She’s been teaching bread-making classes since 2002. She loves sharing the techniques she learned in the bakery, the tips and tricks she’s picked up from other bakers over the years, and the behind-the-scenes science she discovered through library research. She’s the author of Bread Science: The Chemistry and Craft of Making Bread.