Discover baking and make your own sourdough bread

3 hours of discovery with Karel

Knowledge in baking

Your rye whole-wheat sourdough bread

€90

per person

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The workshop in detail

6 to 10 participants

15 years min.

Join Karel in an immersive bread-making journey, where he meticulously walks you through his craft.

Starting with a prepared dough, he delves deep into the nuances of dividing and cutting it, ensuring each portion is just right. As you shape the dough, Karel will emphasise on the art of folding to achieve the ideal tension, ensuring your bread rises beautifully.

Once shaped, the dough nestles into a banneton, awaiting its transformation. But in the interest of time, Karel introduces a prepared dough to continue the hands-on experience. The artistry truly shines as he explains the technique of incising, giving the bread its unique character.

With the dough ready, it's time to bake, filling the room with the intoxicating aroma of fresh bread.

While the bread bakes to perfection, Karel shares tips on maintaining a clean workspace, ensuring the process is as seamless as possible.

At the end of this enriching session, participants leave not just with knowledge but also with their own rye whole-wheat sourdough bread. As a bonus, Karel generously offers additional bread for everyone to enjoy. Come, immerse yourself in the world of artisan bread with a master baker.

Workshop location

The workshop is easily accessible by public transport.

This place is not accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Additional information

Languages of the workshop

English
Nederlands

Meet Karel

Baker

From the revered halls of the Gerrit Rietveld Academy to the bustling ovens of a bakery, Karel Goudsblom's journey has been nothing short of remarkable. After graduating in 1983 and honing his craft at the Rijksacademie Amsterdam, Karel embarked on a new passion – baking bread. What started as a modest kitchen venture soon garnered a following, giving birth to 'Bakery MAMA'.

However, this isn't just any bakery. MAMA is a symphony of Karel's passions: a place where the sensibilities of visual art, design, and the culinary arts converge. It's a bakery that wears many hats, mastering both bread and patisserie, with an emphasis on authenticity. From hearty sourdoughs to light yeast breads, every loaf is a testament to tradition.

The commitment to quality is evident in their choice of stone-ground flour, devoid of additives, sourced from four distinguished Dutch mills.

Nestled in Zwanenburg, a quaint village poised between Haarlem and Amsterdam, Bakery MAMA stands as a beacon of artisanal excellence. The space itself is an experience - vast, luminous, and inviting.

Visitors are treated to a visual feast as bakers craft their magic, all while the irresistible aroma of fresh bread lingers in the air.

At Bakery MAMA, every loaf tells a story, and every bite is a piece of Karel's journey.

Meet Karel

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