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Hands-On Workshop with Donna Browning of Donna’s Nutritious KitchenDiscover the simple pleasure of making real artisan sourdough bread from scratch.
In this hands-on workshop, Donna will take you through the sourdough process from a living starter and simple ingredients to a beautifully shaped, scored and baked loaf. You’ll learn not only how to make sourdough, but also what is happening along the way—so you can confidently continue baking in your own kitchen.
Whether you’re completely new to sourdough or have baked before and want to improve your technique, this workshop is designed to make the process approachable, enjoyable and delicious.
What You’ll Learn
- How to feed, maintain and understand your sourdough starter
- Mixing your dough and knowing when it feels right
- Stretch-and-fold techniques for developing gluten structure
- Bulk fermentation and how to recognize when your dough is ready
- Pre-shaping, bench resting and final shaping
- Cold fermentation and proofing
- Scoring techniques
- Baking for a beautiful, crisp, crackling crust
- Proper cooling—and why it matters
🍞 You’ll Take Home
Your own sourdough starter, dough scraper, parchment paper, white rice flour, a simple sourdough recipe with step-by-step instructions, and your own prepared dough to bake at home.
And, of course, we’ll enjoy freshly baked sourdough together during the workshop.
Optional sourdough tools available for purchase:
Danish Whisk — $10 | Banneton Proofing Basket — $10
About Donna ❤️
Donna Browning is a self-taught home cook, Registered Dental Hygienist and graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Her lifelong interest in wholesome food and wellness inspired Donna’s Nutritious Kitchen, where she shares approachable recipes, practical nutrition knowledge and hands-on workshops.
Donna believes nutritious food should be something we look forward to making, sharing and eating—because healthy living should be delicious.
Saturday, December 12th
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
$65 per person
Limited to just 12 participants so everyone receives plenty of hands-on instruction, personal guidance and time for questions.
Come with curiosity. Leave with dough, starter, new skills—and the confidence to bake your own beautiful sourdough bread at home. 🍞❤️
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