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Bread Baking Basics

Baking is beloved across all groups and populations worldwide, but the fundamental techniques and science often remain a bit of a mystery. In this class, we’ll jump into some of the foundational baking techniques and the science behind how they work. We’ll learn about dough hydration & baker’s math, hydrolysis and gluten formation, bassinage and protein matrix alignment, and much more as we make herbed focaccia, yeasted dinner rolls, and rough puff pastry in this 3-hour baking fundamentals class.

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Instructor: Joseph Goldman Joseph Goldman is a formally trained neuroscientist and baker who is deeply fascinated by the intersection of food and science. He is a current graduate student in OSU’s School of Health and Rehabilitative Sciences hoping to apply these interests as a registered dietitian, combining practical culinary experience with medically relevant guidelines. He loves infusing culinary instruction with the foundational science of atoms, proteins, and chemical reactions, whether with you in a formal class or with friends hanging out on the weekends.