Little Bird Bakehouse sourdough workshops
Sourdough,
made simple.
Imagine lifting the lid from your first loaf at home. Beautifully risen, golden and crackling, made by you. Come and spend a relaxed, hands-on afternoon learning how to make it happen.
Complete beginner? You’re in exactly the right place.
The loaf you’ll learn to create
Flour, water, salt and a little confidence
A simpler way to understand sourdough.
If sourdough has always felt complicated, unpredictable or slightly mysterious, I’ll help you make sense of it. You’ll learn how your dough should look and feel at every stage, so you can understand what it needs and know what to do next.
A properly hands-on workshop
Build confidence at every stage.
This isn’t a demonstration. You’ll get your hands into the dough and complete every important stage yourself, with friendly guidance whenever you need it.
You won’t simply follow a recipe. You’ll learn to read your dough, trust your judgement and understand why each step matters.
- 01Understand
Starter care, fermentation and what your dough is telling you.
- 02Make
Mix, strengthen, fold and shape your signature white loaf.
- 03Create
Finish with an elephant ear or a beautiful floured stencil.
Better together
Learn alongside people
just like you.
There’s something reassuring about learning alongside others who are finding their way with sourdough too. Around the table, you’ll compare dough, share questions and enjoy the small victories together.
No prior knowledge. No pressure to keep up. Just a friendly afternoon of making bread together.
See upcoming workshops →What you’ll learn
A clear method you’ll feel confident repeating at home.
Feed, maintain and use a sourdough starter
Understand fermentation and the role of temperature
Mix, strengthen, stretch and fold your dough
Recognise when your dough is ready for each stage
Shape and prove your loaf
Score and finish your loaf with an elephant ear or decorative floured stencil
Leave with your own sourdough loaf, ready to bake at home
Your Little Bird Bakehouse sourdough kit
Your first loaf is already underway.
You’ll leave with your own dough ready to finish and bake the following day, plus the essentials you need to keep going at home. The best part comes when you lift the lid and see the loaf you made for yourself.
Meet your baker
Hello, I’m Autumn.
“You can bake great sourdough at home. I’ll show you how.”
I previously ran a sourdough micro-bakery from my home kitchen, baking fresh bread for the local community and supplying local gastropubs, including The Black Horse in Ireland and The Hermit of Redcoats.
I’ll share the practical knowledge I gained through years of regular baking and help you make it work in your own kitchen.
The Little Bird Bakehouse shop
Beautiful tools for people who love good bread.
Discover our fiddle-bow sourdough knives and naturally individual olive-wood bread boards, available separately or as a set.
Visit the shopAn afternoon with Little Bird Bakehouse
Come for the workshop.
Leave a baker.
We’ll spend the afternoon making bread, talking, comparing dough and turning uncertainty into understanding. You’ll leave ready to carry on in your own kitchen, starting with the loaf you made yourself.
See upcoming dates, times and venues on the booking page.