Sourdough and grain preparation – making grains great!

What you will be told:

• A brief science and history behind grains, nutritional benefits and cooking techniques.
• Discover different ancient and whole grains.
• The ingenious methods of grain preparation our ancestors devised in order to extract the maximum nutrition and flavour from the grains.

What you will experience:

• Ancient methods of grain preparation like soaking, sprouting, sour-leavening, and fermentation.
• Prepare and sample four dishes that feature a different grain using different preparation techniques.
• Prepare sourdough bread starter and learn how to care for it.
• Make sourdough pita bread from scratch using sourdough starter (sourdough pita bread is a great nutritional alternative to a loaf of bread and easy to prepare).
• The opportunity to see, feel, smell and taste a range of grain based dishes.

What you will leave with:

• An appreciation of the health benefits of ancient and whole grains if prepared properly.
• Knowledge and practical experience how to prepare grains in your kitchen.
• Full recipes, instructions and how to’s.
• Sourdough bread starter and fermented rice starter and instruction on how to care for it.