Know Your Dough

Know Your Dough: Unlock the Secrets to Exceptional Bread Baking

Are you tired of unpredictable bread results? Do you want to understand the why behind every step of the baking process? Know Your Dough is your comprehensive guide to mastering dough – from the first mix to the perfectly baked loaf.

This course demystifies dough, providing you with the knowledge and confidence to move beyond frustrating failures and achieve outstanding bread. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced baker looking to refine your skills, this course will revolutionize your approach to baking.

What You'll Learn:

• Understanding Dough Stages: Learn to identify and respond to the four key stages of dough development – from initial mixing to the final baked product. Master the nuances of dough consistency (tight, relaxed), temperature effects (warm, cold), and age (young, old).
• Fermentation Mastery: Dive deep into the world of fermentation, including creating, managing, and troubleshooting a thriving sourdough culture. Understand the crucial relationship between temperature and time to create a personalized baking schedule.
• Baking Techniques & Tools: Explore a comprehensive Bakers Toolbox packed with information on essential baking techniques and their impact. Gain a solid grasp of the how, why, and when of each technique.
• Gluten Development: Discover the science behind gluten development and how to manipulate it for optimal structure and texture in your bread. Learn the importance of kneading, folding, and shaping.
• Dough Structure: Build and maintain strong, well-structured dough that holds its shape and rises beautifully.
• Troubleshooting & Problem Solving: Learn to diagnose common dough problems and develop effective solutions.
• Reading Your Bread: Develop the ability to analyze your baked bread and dough to understand your progress and identify areas for improvement.
• Recipe Masterclasses: Explore 10 carefully selected recipe-masterclasses, each highlighting a specific technique and aspect of dough and gluten development. Examples include:
  • Daily Bread: White, yeasted, or sourdough loaves.
  • Brown Bread: Yeasted or sourdough variations.
  • Heritage Brown: Autolysed sourdough.
  • Heritage Seeded: Yeasted & sourdough.
  • Sourdough Rye
  • Cheese, Chilli & Garlic (yeasted & sourdough)
  • Brioche Burger Buns (yeasted)
  • Ciabatta (sourdough)
  • Focaccia (yeasted)
  • Pizza (yeasted & sourdough)

Course Structure:

• Part 1: Becoming a Better Judge: Focuses on understanding dough stages and fermentation.
• Part 2: The Masterclasses: Hands-on recipe demonstrations showcasing key techniques.
• Part 3: Doughology: Advanced insights into fermentation, time, temperature, and dough analysis.

Why Choose Know Your Dough?

• Practical & Engaging: Emphasis on video demonstrations, minimizing reading and maximizing learning.
• Expert Instruction: Taught by Dragan & Penny, experienced educators from The Artisan Bakery School.
• Troubleshooting & Confidence: Learn to solve problems, be creative, and measure your progress from amateur to amazing.
• Proven Results: See what other bakers are saying! (See testimonials below)

Ready to transform your bread baking?

Don't just follow recipes – understand your dough. Start here to unlock the secrets to truly exceptional bread.

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Testimonials:

"What an amazing course. I'm a professional baker/pastry chef and this made me understand in depth what is happening with our dough, all the things forming and growing. Thank you!" - Lara Melo

"This is a fantastic course. The photography, detail, and explanations are superb. All the important information comes together that will help anyone become a better bread baker. Many thanks to Dragan and Penny for sharing their knowledge to provide such outstanding instruction. I really loved the Masterclasses section and the video showing how to read finished bread and dough." - Lance Pawlikowski

"I gave five stars because the genuine enthusiasm of Penny and Dragan is so infectious, and all the various aspects are explained and demonstrated in such an easy to follow manner. I felt drawn in and couldn't wait to get a starter going. I'm looking forward to the time when I have rocked & rolled & chafed and, hopefully, ended up with a lovely smooth ball of dough - like the one that Dragan cradled in his hands so affectionately. Looks a little like play dough for grown-ups." -