what students are saying
The warm complex aroma of a freshly baked load of bread can be an utterly tantalizing experience. Bread making and baking in general should be simple - and most importantly, fun.
We are introducing a new exiciting Artisan bread class.
The focus of the class will be on Ciabatta & Turkish breads. These are breads with large air holes, the perfect companion to your favorite pasta dish.
Our bread making workshops will encourage you to have fun at home experimenting with bread. We'll talk you through the bread baking process, explaining each step along the way. You will be able to replicate this at home for the enjoyment of friends and family.
Workshops include:
- Welcome cup of Fairtrade organic coffee or tea
- Convent Bakery embroidered apron made from 100% Fairtrade cotton
- Woodfired Fruit scrolls for morning tea, which you make, eat and take home
- Lunchtime walk around historic Convent buildings, grounds and artist studios
- Savory calzone for lunch, which you make, eat and take home
- All recipes and baking methods
- 1 kilo of organic flour to take home
All workshops are hosted by one of our fully qualified bakers or pastry chefs.
Private bookings are available with a minimum of 8 people any day of the week.
Note: A "no show" fee will apply if the customer wish to rebook the class
Details
You will learn
- How to have fun at home experimenting with bread
- Discover the bread baking process with each step explained
- How to replicate the process at home for the enjoyment of friends and family
You will get
- Welcome cup of Fairtrade organic coffee or tea
- Convent Bakery embroidered apron made from 100% Fairtrade cotton
- Lunchtime walk around historic Convent buildings, grounds and artist studios
- All recipes and baking methods
- 1 kilo of organic flour to take home
- Woodfired fruit scrolls for morning tea, which you make, eat and take home
- Basic authentic artisan bread techniques, which you will use on the day to mix and bake your own bread and rolls to take home
- Savory Calzone for lunch, which you make, eat and take home
Appropriate for
Everyone who is interested in making bread
Preparation
What to bring
- Notebook
- Writing materials
- A camera to document your experience
- A carry bag to bring home all the delicious products you create during the day
What to wear
Comfortable clothes with closed shoes
Your Teacher
Convent Bakery
431 reviewsThe Abbortsford Convent is an extraordinary place and is becoming an important arts, educational and cultural precinct in Melbourne. It is an invaluable resource for the arts community for training and education, an incubator for creativity and the sharing of ideas, and a place for community participation and enjoyment.
The 11 magnificent buildings and gardens are spread over 6.8 hectares in a sweeping bend in the Yarra river and are surrounded by the Collingwood Children's Farm and Yarra Bend Park.
Nestled within the walls of the Convent Annexe or Kitchen Wing are two magnificent wood fired masonry ovens built in 1901, which were once used by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd to bake all food once served at the Convent.
It is in these amazing ovens that the Convent Bakery, through the hands of its Artisan Bakers, produces a unique variety of old-fashioned wood fired bread.