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26th September 2025

sourdough

Date: 26th September 2025

Time: 09.30 – 13.30

Venue: Bourne End Bucks

Sourdough can be a difficult thing to master, but with Louise’s help you’ll gain the skills and confidence to bake tasty sourdough loaves.

The morning will commence with coffee/tea and a selection of freshly baked Swedish buns. Louise will guide you through on choosing the best ingredients to working and shaping the dough, to get the best results. This workshop is limited to only 5 participants, allowing Louise to direct as much attention as required to each person

It’s the perfect gift for an aspiring sourdough baker!

The Workshop includes:

  • 4 hours of practical tuition and baking
  • take home recipes sheets
  • ingredients, where possible organic and locally sourced
  • all equipment
  • a freshly baked Boule
  • a banneton basket to keep, filled with dough to take home and bake
  • a Danish Rye Loaf
  • tips on how to utilise your sourdough discard
  • an established sourdough starter
  • plenty of refreshments

*Not suitable for coeliacs or gluten intolerant.  Please make Louise aware of any other allergies.

Cost £110.00

*All bookings are non-refundable and non-cancellable. If you inform me one calendar month before the scheduled workshop date, I will provide a credit, redeemable for future classes. Please note unfortunately, I am unable to make any exceptions to this policy, irrespective of the reason.

*For this workshop to proceed, I require a minimum number of attendees to cover the costs of purchasing class supplies and equipment. In the event that the class is cancelled by me due to unforeseen circumstances, you will be offered a full refund or a spot in the next scheduled class. If you opt to reschedule for a future class, the option for a refund will be forfeited, and the cancellation policies will apply to the new booking. This means that if you are unable to attend the rescheduled class, a refund will not be provided.



Testimonials:

“I can’t think of a better way to spend a morning than in Louise’s stunning kitchen learning the secrets of sourdough. The small group means you can get really hands on and make your own loaves which were absolutely delicious. Louise holds your hand as she guides you through the process so you come away with the confidence to do it by yourself. Highly recommend.” 

Melissa Wood

“Quite simply a brilliant course with Louise in her fabulous kitchen in her fabulous home. Instructional, step-by-step techniques, practically demonstrated and explained, in a gentle, reassuring manner. I can’t, hand on heart, say that I have totally overcome my fear of my sourdough starter, but I HAVE managed to keep it alive and healthy so far and have also managed to produce a delicious Danish Rye Loaf once every week since attending the course (my fourth in the oven now!). When I enrolled onto the course, I knew that at the very least, I would come away with some (albeit rather expensive) delicious bakes and I am thrilled to say that as well as my bakes I have also come away with the knowledge and confidence to bake my own bread. Thank you Louise for a great experience and for sharing your incredible knowledge so freely and generously, I eagerly await news of future workshops and look forward to attending my second (and more) with you! Thank you“

Lucy Patton

“I simply wanted to drop you a note of thanks for the Sourdough Workshop last Saturday. The interaction with the others in our small group was great … I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed it and of course, the pleasure of eating the wonderful bread we produced“

Bill Craig

“Thank you for a fabulous morning. I can’t believe how much you packed in. A lovely welcome and start to the day with a delicious bun and coffee. I thoroughly enjoyed learning the art and science of sourdough making. I thought it was very clever to start with the end of the process – scoring and baking and then learning all the steps that lead up to making delicious sourdough. There was a lot of excitement when I arrived home with a bag of fabulous baked goods. The session was relaxed, fun and kept us all active”

Nicola Gitsham


Thank you so much for such a brilliant morning. I learnt so much, and I’m excited to re-start my sourdough journey. However, I’m not ruling out needing to sign up to another one of your sourdough workshop in the future! In a world of screens, the morning was a lovely chance to reset and it was very much appreciated. I’ll be looking out for more of your workshops in the future. 

J Gleadow



Thanks for such an excellent workshop! I baked the boule we made in the workshop, it turned out great. And the other 2 breads have been a success, highly appreciated by my son and husband.
Thank you and I will keep an eye for any potential Swedish Baking workshop.

Lucie B
This bank holiday always feels like a gentle turni This bank holiday always feels like a gentle turning point — the last flicker of summer before autumn begins to stretch its limbs. We marked it by gathering the season’s last blackberries. Back home, they went into a foraged fruit cake — rich, tangy, and just sweet enough to honour summer’s farewell. 

Recipe in the link in my bio, search - Apple, Blackberry & Bay Cake

#lastofsummer #foragedfruit #blackberrycake #bankholidaybake #seasonaleating #britishbakes #hedgerowfinds #wildandseasonal #forageandfeast #nordickitchenstories
There’s a quiet alchemy in turning flour, water There’s a quiet alchemy in turning flour, water and salt into a loaf that sings as it cools. 
If you’ve longed to bake sourdough but felt daunted by recipes, come and learn the old-fashioned way — hands in dough, guided step by step.

Each workshop is limited to just 5 people, keeping it intimate and hands-on. Places will go quickly, so don’t hesitate to book. 

📌Details in the link in my profile.

#sourdough #breadmaking #floraaltwater#bakingclass #sourdoughlove #artisanbread #breadworkshop  #homemadebread #slowfood #learnsomethingnew #nordickitchenstories
Sometimes the greatest pleasures are the simplest: Sometimes the greatest pleasures are the simplest: pan con tomate, the bread still warm, tomatoes at their peak – sun-sweet and softly collapsing into their own juice. A generous glug of good olive oil, a pinch of flaky salt… and, because they’re at their very best, a silver-skinned sardine, seared for a gentle char. So good. 

Have a lovely weekend, friends.

#pancontomate #sardines #simplepleasures #mediterraneanfood #seasonaleating #foodwriter #homecooking #spanishfood #tapas #foodstagram #eatseasonal #foodlover #nordickitchenstories
Louise @nordickitchenstories and Fenella @flowerfi Louise @nordickitchenstories and Fenella @flowerfields.cookham are delighted to launch their latest workshop collaboration today:  A celebration of Autumn Food and Flowers.

The workshop will be on Friday 19th September and includes a tour of the flower farm, cookery and floristry demonstrations, a two course lunch – and a goody bag to take home! 
 
📌See link in bio for further details.
 

#foodandflowers #autumnworkshop  #seasonalfoodandflowers #seasonality #berkshire #buckinghamshire #marlow#learnsomethingneweveryday #flowerfarming #creativeclasses #thingstodoinberks #flowerfieldscookham #nordickitchenstories#cookham#maidenhead#cookhamdean
The greengages from the other day didn’t last lo The greengages from the other day didn’t last long. I gently cooked them with just a little honey and fresh grated ginger to make a soft, golden compote. It’s very low in natural sugar, so it needs to be kept in the fridge or frozen for later. It’s lovely just as it is, but I’ve shared more ideas on slide 2.

This morning I stirred mine into overnight oats and chia seeds soaked in kefir, then topped it with a dollop of Greek yoghurt, chopped pecans, pistachios, and a drizzle of maple syrup.

#greengages #stonefruit #compote #overnightoats #kefir #greekyoghurt #chiaseeds #pecans #pistachios #maplesyrup #cinnamon #ginger #cardamom #homecooking #seasonaleating #preservingfruit #adobeexpress #nordickitchenstories
I never say no to a gift of greengages, and nor wi I never say no to a gift of greengages, and nor will I pass up an offering from Mother Nature — wild plums — what a bumper harvest. Stone fruit are at their best right now, and I’m also roasting apricots with honey.

Planning on making plenty of compote, maybe I’ll ferment the wild ones, and definitely a batch of sweet and sour sauce that’s perfect with mackerel too.
Any extra and I’m thinking plum water kefir — or possibly a batch of pickled plums, if I get that far.

#seasonalcooking #stonefruit #greengages #wildplums #plumrecipes #sweetandsoursauce #mackerel #preserving #fermentation #waterkefir #saltedplum #pickledplums #apricots #roastedapricots #honeyroasted
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