Class: This in-depth workshop is for new bakers and the bread-curious. We'll cover how to build and maintain a sourdough starter, with a focus on the science behind your starter and a flexible approach that will allow your sourdough's schedule to fit comfortably into your routine. Jackie will also demonstrate how to make a basic loaf of sourdough bread, from start to finish. The class will include a q&a portion at the end, where we'll attempt to troubleshoot all of your burning sourdough questions! Participants that wish to can take home an active sourdough starter, as well as a recipe document that covers starter maintenance and making a loaf of sourdough bread.

When/where: Saturday, April 22nd // 2:30 - 4:00 pm // UNCA

Instructor: Jackie Vitale is a baker and food maker from Stuart, Florida. She runs Otto's Bread Club, a subscription sourdough bread bakery. Jackie has built an adventuresome career around her passion for feeding people. Highlights include spending a year on Captiva Island as the chef-in-residence at the Rauschenberg Residency, co-founding and running the kitchen at Ground Floor Farm, an urban farm and restaurant in her hometown, and making award-winning raw milk cheese at Kappacasein, an urban dairy in central London. Jackie enjoys reading novels, throwing pots, and snuggling her sweet old dog.