Flour and Spoon - Artisan Bakery | Patisserie | Café | Baking School

4.7(115)·From £95.00 - £145.00·3h

The sourdough pizza class at Flour and Spoon teaches you to create authentic Italian-style bases from scratch, including the art of maintaining your own sourdough starter. This artisan bakery and baking school operates from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, where their Great Taste Award-winning expertise informs every lesson. The school offers a thoughtful selection of classes spanning Pizza & Focaccia, Seasonal Baking, and Sourdough, with each session designed for all skill levels. The approach focuses on traditional techniques and hands-on learning, giving students the confidence to recreate artisan-quality bakes at home. Classes typically run from three to six hours, ensuring thorough coverage of each technique without rushing the process. The sourdough programme stands out with both pizza and bread-focused sessions. The pizza class covers dough mixing, kneading, fermentation timing, and shaping techniques, plus you'll learn to make herby garlic tear-and-share dough balls alongside mastering topping combinations. The comprehensive bread class extends to five hours and teaches starter creation, stretching and shaping methods for both loaves and bagels, with a light lunch included to sustain you through the longer session. Seasonal offerings bring variety throughout the year. The Easter class combines traditional hot cross buns with moist carrot cakes over four hours, whilst the Italian session focuses on authentic focaccia and perfect amaretti. Each class includes all ingredients and equipment, with recipe booklets provided so you can practise the techniques at home. The school suits bakers seeking genuine artisan skills in a working bakery environment, where multiple National Bakery Awards recognition demonstrates the quality of instruction you'll receive.

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