Baking School
Structured courses that take you from complete beginner to confident sourdough baker.
Structured courses that take you from complete beginner to confident sourdough baker.
Everything you need to bake your first sourdough loaf with confidence. No experience required — we start from the very beginning and build your skills step by step.
Elevate your bread from good to exceptional. Learn advanced shaping, scoring, hydration control, and how to develop complex flavor through fermentation management.
Travel the world through bread. Master regional techniques from five continents using our collection of international starters. Each lesson pairs a Sourdough King starter with its homeland's signature bread.
Ready to turn your passion into a business? Learn how to scale your baking, price your bread, navigate cottage food laws, build a customer base, and launch your own micro-bakery or farmers market stand.
A self-taught baker who turned a passion for sourdough into a business. Dave has spent years mastering cultures from around the world, developing techniques that make artisan baking accessible to everyone. His teaching philosophy: keep it simple, be patient, and trust the process.
From first-timers to experienced bakers
"I had never baked bread before. The Foundations course walked me through everything. I baked my first loaf in week two and my family couldn't believe it was homemade."
"The step-by-step approach is perfect. No assumptions about what you know — just clear, practical instruction. My sourdough has never been better."
"I've tried other sourdough courses but this one finally made fermentation click for me. Understanding the 'why' behind each step changed everything."