10.04.2026 Sourdough Bread and Roll Baking Workshop 08:00-12:00

Wood-fired Oven and Sourdough

Workshop: Sourdough Bread & Rolls from a Wood-fired Oven – traditional baking with natural sourdough for aromatic, crispy baked goods with Simon Wöckl. A bread baking course for beginners interested in baking bread and for those who want to expand their knowledge. This baking workshop is all about rye sourdough and wood-fired ovens. Various sourdough management techniques, culture preservation, tips and tricks for working with sourdoughs will be shared by the professional.

The Main Speaker: Master Baker Simon Wöckl

Simon is a true professional who is not only a master baker but also a nature-loving individual who carries out his baking activities MODERNly but above all SUSTAINABLY and traditionally. A master in handling ingredients and also in kneading doughs and pastries. He gained a lot of experience with various wood-fired oven types on alpine pastures where he produced several tons of sourdough bread and pastries in different wood-fired ovens, acquiring his knowledge from practical experience.

Course Specialty: Different Ovens

Heinz Hirtenlehner, a stove fitter and event organizer at LoderFire, is a fire enthusiast and, after several joint courses with Simon, is already a well-coordinated team. The course is also aimed at those who already have a baking oven or are considering purchasing or building one themselves. In Simon and LoderFire's courses, several types of ovens are always fired up. Participants work with DIRECTLY and INDIRECTLY FIRED ovens of heavy construction, as well as with modern wood-fired pizza ovens and bread ovens from Fontana Forni. Everyone decides for themselves where they prepare their baked goods, and of course, there will be an ongoing exchange of experiences regarding different firing methods.

Kill several birds with one stone!

The professional baker and the oven builder will pass on their expertise to the participants, and we will also always be supplied with good baked goods, food, and drinks. To finish, there will be roast pork, cured pork hock, and fresh homemade bread from the wood-fired oven. All self-baked breads and pastries will be taken home; the baked goods made by the workshop leaders will be tasted during the course.

Baking Workshop Course Content

Simon explains the importance of natural sourdough for truly good bread, how to make, maintain, use, and preserve sourdough. We will bake a hearty, traditional Austrian mixed bread and crispy, hand-shaped baker's rolls. He will give tips on how to best bake bread and pastries in a household oven, what baking in a bread pot is all about, and how old bread in the dough gives the bread and pastries special aroma and freshness.

Important:

• Please wear clothes that can get floury and bring warm clothing, as the ovens are outdoors.
• the course takes place in an oven construction workshop, so please wear suitable footwear for our bakery workshop
• A dough scraper, apron, and a paper bag to take home your baked goods won't hurt if you bring them.

Further Information

Number of participants: min. 12 to max. 20

VIDEO FROM THE LAST BAKING COURSE

Duration

4 hours from 08:00 - 12:00 (+snack and pleasant closing)

Location

This workshop takes place directly at LoderFire in the warehouse/workshop.
Address: Eisenstraße 73, 4400 St. Ulrich
St. Ulrich, Steyr and the surrounding area offer a large number of affordable and high-quality accommodations. Information at 004366473016525.

Catering

Soft drinks, water, coffee, etc., as well as our homemade baked goods, are available for all participants.

Voucher & Further Dates

This baking workshop can also be given as a gift voucher. This is not a printed voucher, but a digital one, with which the recipient can then choose a free date. The vouchers are valid for 2 years from the date of purchase, cash payment is excluded, but conversion into a goods voucher is possible at any time.

Any Questions?

For further questions and information, we are always happy to help. Simply contact us: by email at vertrieb@loderfire.at or by phone 004366473016525

Immerse yourself in the art of the wood-fired oven and let yourself be inspired by two true experts.

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