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Breadmaking Essentials

Artisan breads made with very little yeast result in a taste that reflects the craftsmanship and know-how of using quality raw materials. Learn about dough handling, baking, useful tips and explanations to understand the whole process of baking your own homemade bread.

Lutz Geißler

Instructor, speaker, and consultant for the food and baking industries. (Germany)

Lutz Geißler

Instructor, speaker, and consultant for the food and baking industries. (Germany)

The perfect course for anyone who wants to start baking bread or who has not been satisfied with their previous bread making results.

Bread is everywhere, but good bread is not always easy to find. With the expertise of baking expert Lutz Geißler, you can now bake your own bread. He will guide you through the process step by step and cover many important aspects you can’t afford to overlook.

At the end of this course you will be able to:

  • Master the technique of making bread with preferments from scratch.
  • Perfect making milk buns, achieving their characteristic texture and flavor.
  • Understand the secrets behind the perfect crust on your bread.
  • Apply effective methods to maintain the freshness and quality of your baked goods.
  • Experiment with ingredients and techniques to create new variations of classic recipes.
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Course Syllabus

Course Content

Presentation of the course
Chapter 2 - Everything you need to know before you begin
Chapter 3 - Raw materials
Chapter 4 - Country bread or "boule".
Chapter 5 - Classic Wheat Bread Rolls
Chapter 6 - Spelt seed bread
Chapter 7 - Milk bread and milk buns
Chapter 8 - Frequently asked questions and closing

Learn the art of bread making. Discover the processes and details that make it an essential part of every table.

What you'll learn

From mastering how to make artisanal white bread to soft buns with milk and seeds, you’ll learn how to knead the perfect dough, master proofing times and bake with precision. You’ll discover the secrets behind making fluffy, flavorful wheat bread, as well as techniques for creating muesli rolls loaded with nutrients and flavor.

Country bread: Also known as “boule”, a large sharing loaf made with a cast iron bread pan for a honeycombed crumb and crispy crust.

Classic wheat bread rolls: Individual rolls perfect for any sandwich, this time with a touch of sourdough.

Spelt seed bread: Learn how to take advantage of autolysis, a technique that allows you to knead less to obtain the same result.

Milk bread and milk buns: A very soft crumb, available in both loaf and small bun versions.

In this course, in addition to the recipes, you will also learn a variety of techniques that will be useful on many occasions.

The techniques you will learn are:

  • Kneading
  • Use of yeast
  • Fermentation
  • Shaping
  • Autolys
  • Pre-heating the oven
  • Scoring
  • Baking
  • Cooling

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ENJOYED THIS COURSE VERY MUCH, I HAVE LEARNT SO MUCH. THANK YOU

munnik

know how!

Thank you very much for the very good information about baking bread! I will use one or two of the tips tomorrow!!! Now I would like a sourdough bread cure from you, please!

Stefan Bischof

Excelente curso

muy buena información y explicada de forma muy practica.

JOAN FERLEY GARCÍA MARTÍNEZ

Direct, concrete, exhaustive.

The course was very interesting and complete. The translation in italian unfortunately is not adequate.

Marco Mammoli

Addresses most common problems in breadmaking

It was so helpful to walk through the various challenges we all face as we are perfecting our bread making

Michelle Zaremskas

Meet your Instructor

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Instructor, speaker, and consultant for the food and baking industries. (Germany)

A trained geologist, Lutz Geißler has discovered the passion and perfection of baking bread. "Sein Plötzblog" by Lutz Geißler, is the most successful German blog all about baking and his books have become well-known works of reference.

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What's included?

  • 3h 50 min HD video (34 lessons)
  • 5 recipes
  • Recipe book
  • Additional material

Available languages

  • Español, English, Deutsch (VO)
  • English, Español, Italiano (BETA), Français (BETA), Português (BETA), Deutsch (BETA)
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