1 Day Basic Bread Baking

I had the joy of attending Paul’s “basic” one-day bread making course at his rustic premises near Shaftesbury, in the water powered flour mill.

Paul greeted us warmly and we were quickly introduced to flour’s water absorption, kneading, shaping, and secrets such as bubbling, tightness, dough temperature etc. His wealth of knowledge, passion, humour and genuine people skills meant we all left the day with armfuls of bread and deeper respect and appreciation for a commodity which is so undervalued relative to the amount of nurturing, artistry and alchemy that goes into its production – truly British, slowly grown, beautiful, golden bread.

I heartily recommend Paul and a PANARY bread making course to anyone.

I want to say a big thank you for a brilliant day yesterday at Panary. The basic course was pitched just right for me and not only taught me the necessary science behind the bread baking, but also answered the questions that I had been struggling with for a while.

I really enjoyed the hands-on work and have come away with a better understanding of the process, which I can now use to improve my baking further at home. Altogether a thoroughly enjoyable experience and a course that I would strongly recommend to anyone who appreciates “proper” bread and the sense of achievement that comes with baking!