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Sourdough before and after

Posted on November 8, 2013 | Leave a comment

Before and after the Phoenix Baking School, that is.

To accentuate the positive, I’ll start with the “after”. The second attempt after Aidan Chapman’s course was pretty successful:

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Phoenix Bakery Sourdough Course (2)

Posted on October 30, 2013 | Leave a comment

I left the previous post at lunchtime of the Phoenix Bakery’s excellent Monday Baking School, with Jean and me enjoying our pizzas.

Much refreshed, we rejoined Aidan Chapman in the bakery, where our beetroot and spring onion loaves had now proved. Here Aidan is demonstrating how they should feel when they’re ready for the oven:

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Phoenix Bakery Sourdough Course (1)

Posted on October 29, 2013 | Leave a comment

Ever since the Cake and Bake Show, when we saw Aidan Chapman demonstrating his sourdough techniques, we’ve been looking forward to attending one of his courses.

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Monday Baking School is held on the last Monday of every month. We had high hopes, but Aidan exceeded all our expectations. It was superb. Twenty four hours later, we’re still both buzzing.
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