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Join this 5 day artisan bread baking course (3 full baking days) in the host's very own micro-bakery just 15 minutes from the vibrant city of Granada; roll up your sleeves and get hands-on to prepare your own artisan loaves from start to finish and learn the tricks of the trade.
If you have been wanting to master the art of baking your own bread and love sourdough and croissants, this is the getaway for you. Head to this private artisan micro-bakery in a small town close to Granada, roll up your sleeves and learn all the tricks of the trade!
Although the perfect loaf may look difficult, it is just about finding the right ingredients, learning timing, some additional skills and patience. Follow this 3 day course and you could be well on your way to discovering a new hobby and you will never have to buy your bread again.
The bakery is an authentic, family-run business, and your classes will leave no stone unturned – you will be walked through the process from start to finish for 3 days until you have mastered your techniques and perfected the craft of sourdough.
Your hosts and bakers, Lydia and Mike, will guide you through making your own sourdough loaves as well as baguettes and the process of laminating dough with butter to create specialties like croissants, pain aux raisins and pain au chocolat.
This 3 day course is a far cry from anything you’ll find on YouTube. The hands-on, bespoke tuition will provide you with everything you need to know to easily bake top-quality artisan products at home with the most basic of equipment.
Classes are kept small, with a maximum of 4 people, to ensure individual attention and guidance. Each guest is equipped with recipes, a notebook and apron on arrival. You’ll join a group of other like minded travellers, making this the ideal holiday for couples, friends or for those on the hunt for a singles activity holiday in Spain.
Your 4 night accommodation will be in the family owned villa, with your own private room, where you will be welcomed like one of the family yet given privacy and space whenever you want it. There are plenty of spaces to curl up with a good book and take in some sun, and a sunny terrace for one of the family’s delicious homemade international dinners with regional wine.
If you have brought a car, you’ll have some time to explore and perhaps visit Granada, or the Sierra Nevada National Park. There are also plenty of walking and cycling trails to enjoy.
Accommodation in a lovely family home in a spacious villa in Pinos Peunte.
The lower ground floor comprises the family dining and entertainment area, kitchen, bakery, bathroom, garage and utility room. Guests will join the family for all meals and are welcome to enjoy the entertainment area and to use the laundry facilities.
On the mezzanine floor there is a comfy lounge leading to a large patio, both of which our students are welcome to enjoy, and the upper floor is dedicated to guests and offers a great deal of comfort and privacy. There is a lounge with sofas, dining table, TV and two balconies offering views of the nearby mountain
There are three guest double bedrooms and a single bathroom. All rooms have central heating radiators and air conditioning or ceiling fans. There is no supplement for single guests, and rooms can be configured for either single or double beds.
At meals times your hosts will do their best to cater to all tastes.We cannot realistically follow strict Kosher, Halal or similar diets but we have a lot experience of catering for vegan, pescaterian or diets that restrict specific types of ingredients either due to allergies, food intolerances or particular dislikes.
An eclectic range of international foods will be served, so don’t be surprised if you are confronted with well known Italian, Spanish, Japanese, French, North American, British or West African food.
Please ensure that you to tell us in advance if you have any particular likes or dislikes.
Good Spanish wine is available with lunch and dinner, and refreshments are available whenever needed
Please note we do not make, or teach, gluten-free bread
