Beginners Bread Making
Experiment with bread at home
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.
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 organic coffee or tea
- Convent Bakery embroidered apron made from 100% Fairtrade cotton
- Woodfired scones for morning tea, which you make, eat and take home
- Lunchtime walk around historic Convent buildings, grounds and artist studios
- Pizza for lunch, which you make, eat and take home
- All recipes and baking methods
- 1 kilo of organic flour to take home
- Basic authentic sourdough bread techniques, which you will use on the day to mix and bake your own bread and rolls 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
- 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
- Welcome cup of Fairtrade organic coffee or tea
- Woodfired scones for morning tea, which you make, eat and take home
- Lunchtime walk around historic Convent buildings, grounds and artist studios
- Pizza for lunch, which you make, eat and take home
- All recipes and baking methods
- 1 kilo of organic flour to take home
- Basic authentic sourdough bread techniques, which you will use on the day to mix and bake your own bread and rolls to take home
- Convent Bakery embroidered apron made from 100% Fairtrade Cotton
- Notebook
- Writing materials
- A camera to document your experience
- A carry bag to bring home all the delicious products you create during the day
Comfortable clothes with closed shoes
Vendor since 2012
The 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.
Convent Bakery requires 48 hours notice via email prior to the start of a class or event for a full refund or transfer. Refunds and transfers will not be processed if cancellation occurs within 48 hours of the event commencing. We do not offer refunds for missed classes. There are no fees for refunds or transfers. For cancellations prior to the 48 hour cut off, email Convent Bakery to organise a refund or transfer
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Convent Bakery
21 January 2021 • Beginners Bread Making
This course was great! Tim was a fantastic teacher, was great at explaining and demonstrating things and knew the answers to all our questions. Made my first home loaf today following his method, came out perfectly.
17 January 2021 • Beginners Bread Making
The overall experience from booking to take home was exceptional. My initial class was cancelled in April 2020 due to COVID restrictions and my subsequent booking was also postponed due to further stage 4 lockdown in Melbourne. Communication from Convent bakery was excellent throughout this time, they alerted me as soon as new class dates were available and were very responsive to any email queries I had regarding dates. The day itself was fantastic. A full day of hands on cooking from 8am-2.30pm that included morning tea and lunch (which you also bake). The class size was small and our teacher Chris was extremely informative and helpful throughout the day, very engaging and willing to answer questions. At the end of the day I left with a braided white loaf, a sourdough loaf, scones and calzone (or the remainder from lunch) as well 1kg of bakers flour, convent bakery apron and recipe booklet. It was excellent value for money given the amount of hands on cooking and take home produce. I would highly recommend this class anyone!
11 January 2021 • Beginners Bread Making
Chris was awesome - patient and fun. Created simple ways for us to replicate what we learned at home. My took my 19 year old daughter and she loved it too.