Our location is ideal for bakers who want to hone their baking skills during a short-stay visit to arguably Spain`s most historic and beautiful city (indeed, the only city with free tapas!)
Lara's Loaf has been teaching people how to make authentic sourdough breads for over seven years
In 2020 we were recommended as one of the Best 50 Holidays in Spain by The Times and Sunday Times
We teach you how to produce top quality baked products in your own kitchen, using only basic equipment
Our top-quality sourdough bread requires very little effort
No stand mixers!
No heavy kneading or slapping of dough!
Our sourdough bread consists of 100% natural ingredients of the highest quality
No unnessary extra ingredients or baker's yeast. Just organic untreated flour, water and a little salt
It does need plenty of skill though, and arguably quite a lot of love too!
There are no shortcuts to this kind of quality
See these croissants? A very high level of skill is needed for these!
We simplify artisan baking for you, drastically shortening the steep learning curve
We believe this is best achieved by lots of practical one-on-one coaching in very small groups
Class sizes are limited to four students, and we have two experienced instructors available
You will create wonderful products from scratch
Discover a real feel for the dough at different fermentation, temperature, and hydration levels, crafting and scoring techniques and the bake
You will also benefit from a myriad useful practical tips and suggestions
We cater for a wide range of students and abilities:
New to baking
Intermediate home bakers
Advanced home bakers
Professional bakers, chefs and sourdough and artisan bakers
We customise our courses, e.g. pizza and focaccia are popular
And we help people setting up their own micro-bakeries