German Cottage Bread Bakery & Workshops
Workshops and Events
We offer a variety of fun and educational events all around the topic of BREAD.
Class sizes are kept small for engaged and focused learning in a relaxed atmosphere.
All classes take place in our home kitchen/cottage-bakery in Killingworth, CT
Scroll down to see our current class program or email us with questions: information@brotworkshop.com.
We are happy to create custom classes for group sizes of 5-7 attendees. Email us to discuss your needs.
Introduction to Sourdough Bread Baking
Ideal for Beginners in Bread Baking
This 3.5-hour long hands-on workshop will teach you how to make a delicious sourdough wheat country loaf. We will walk you through the process from creating your sourdough starter to the right mixing to bulk fermentation, shaping your dough, scoring, and baking in your oven. You will learn about the benefits of baking with sourdough and how to maintain a sourdough starter. You will make one sourdough bread dough in class to bake at home, and you will bake one loaf directly in class. During dough resting phases, we will offer samples of our Artisan breads for tasting. All baking utensils and ingredients will be supplied, including a sample of our wheat sourdough starter so you can continue baking at your leisure.
Fee $130.00/participant
Several dates available between January and April 2025
Baking Sourdough Bread with Rye Flour
A Low-Gluten Alternative to Wheat Bread
In this 4-hour long workshop, we cover the fundamentals of baking traditional European sourdough Rye flour bread recipes. Rye flour is naturally low in gluten and, therefore, well suited for those who suffer from gluten sensitivity. However, the low gluten content requires different techniques than wheat flour bread. We will discuss various recipes, and you will taste samples of our artisan rye breads. You will bake two types of bread in class and make one mixed flour bread dough to bake at home after the class. All baking utensils and ingredients will be supplied, including a sample of our rye sourdough starter.
Fee: $140/Participant
Two dates are available in February and March 2025
Shaping and Baking of Bavarian Pretzels
During this 3-hour-long fun workshop, you will learn to bake true Bavarian pretzels from scratch. You will become skilled in forming the traditional pretzel shape, rolls, sticks, and many other fun shapes. All of these are sure to become family favorites. We will teach you how to safely use lye to achieve the typical flavor and color of pretzels. During class we will taste pretzels with customary German accompaniments. You will leave the workshop with our recipe, the knowledge of how to recreate it at home, and all the pretzels you made in class.
Fee: $99/Participant
April 13th 2025, 2pm to 5pm.
More dates will be scheduled later in the year.
Let's make BAGELS!
Learn to make delicious bagels at home during this 3-hour-long hands-on workshop.
We will walk you through all the bagel-making steps, from mixing the dough to shaping, boiling, and baking.
We will introduce you to various flavor options so you can experiment later at home. During class, we will make a yeast-based dough and discuss the alternative use of sourdough in bagel making. You will leave the class with our recipe and all the freshly baked bagels you baked in class.
This class is hosted by BROTworkshop and taught by Ben Branyan (@branyanben),
an avid bread baker and bagel fan.
Fee: $99/Participant
Two dates are available in March and April, 2025
German Holiday Classics
In this 4-hour long class we will introduce you to some of Germany’s most famous cookie recipes passed down from generations. You will be rolling dough, shaping dough, decorating, and baking cookies of various types. At the end of the workshop, you will take home a basket of your freshly baked cookies to share with friends and family and you will be equipped with all the recipes to bake some more at home.
$140/Participant
All classes are full. We will bring them back next year!
Cancellation Policy
A deposit of $50.00 is due when registering for a class. If you need to cancel your registration the deposit will be refunded if the cancellation is made at least seven days or more in advance. A $5.09 administrative fee will be withheld by Eventbrite our registration website. If you need to cancel within seven days prior to class we offer a refund (minus a $5.09 administrative fee) if your slot can be filled by someone else.