Fundamentals of Sourdough

Get introduced to the fundamentals of sourdough baking at Bread Obsession, an artisan bakery located in Lexington. Learn about the tools and methods used at their professional bakery. You will weigh out and shape their classic Lexington Sourdough Boule. Score and bake loaves to bring home, as well as make an additional loaf to bake at home. Leave with your own sourdough starter so that you can continue to bake bread at home. All levels welcome.

Please note: Participants will need to wear a head covering (scarf or baseball hat).

Bread Obsession - Varda Haimo

Co-owner

Varda Haimo started Bread Obsession in her kitchen in 2013, after a six-year self-taught apprenticeship with unlimited help and inspiration from professional and home bakers. Seeking a wider range of customers who would appreciate the full range of her breads, she expanded the business, bringing in business partner Joan Forman (on right in photo)– a fellow bread enthusiast and baker – and setting up shop in a commercial kitchen in Waltham Massachusetts. Now staffed with additional bakers and support personnel, we sell bread to stores, restaurants, and farms in 15 towns, and directly to customers at local farmers market.

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