Hey Fellow Home Baker!

Welcome to the Introductory Course on Artisan Sourdough Bread.

Imagine the aroma of freshly baked sourdough bread filling your home, the crust crackling under your knife, and the warm, satisfying bite of bread you created from scratch with your hands.

It is a testament to your passion and skills.

Sourdough bread offers this and much more. It's more than just baking. It's an exciting journey you can embark on from the comfort of your kitchen.

This course isn't just about the recipe or the end product. It's about the joy of the process, the therapeutic kneading, the anticipation of watching your dough rise, and the happiness of sharing your creation with loved ones.

With this course, you will go from creating a sourdough starter to baking your first loaf of sourdough bread.

It is more than just a course. It's an invitation to explore your creativity and experience the magic of sourdough.

There is a lot to learn, and there is a lot to enjoy.

Enjoy the journey!

Take the first step and enroll today!

Enroll Now - € 89

  • Discover the Process

    Learn and understand every step to go from simple ingredients to baking a delicious loaf of bread

  • Make it your own

    Discover how to tailor the process to your needs. Adjust it and modify it until it adapts to your requirements. Develop your personal approach to make bread.

  • Master the Craft

    With the instructions and videos in the course, you will expand your skills and knowledge to become an Artisan Baker.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome

  • 2

    Creating the Sourdough Starter

    • Introduction

    • Day 1

    • Day 2

    • Day 3

    • Day 4

    • Day 5

    • Day 6

    • Day 7

    • Day 8 + Do you feel like making bread today?

    • Day 9

    • Maintenance of the Sourdough Starter
  • 3

    Baking Instructions

    • How to bake bread
  • 4

    Let's Make Bread!

    • Description

    • Levain

    • 1. Mix

    • 2. Folds

    • 3. Preshape-Shape-Bake
  • 5

    Taking the next steps

    • Resources and further reading

    • Final Recommendations

    • Before you go...

Umberto Percoco

Ciao, I am Umberto, your instructor. It's very likely you don't know me. You must be asking: Who is this guy? So, let me tell you a few things about myself.

I am a theoretical physicist (seriously) with a strong passion for baking. I was born in Italy and during my early teenage years moved to Venezuela where I spent most of my life. When I was in graduate school, I lived in the US. Now, I am back in Italy.

Over a decade ago, I became interested in home baking, perhaps to compensate for the abstract thinking required by Theoretical Physics. The interest in pizza and bread became a hobby, then a passion, almost an obsession. Then, finally, I became a devoted Bakery student. A status that I still happily hold.

I made experiments, failed a lot, more experiments, took some classes, improved the outcomes...

Finally, I built a beautiful wood-fired oven and opened my own pizzeria to offer the Traditional Italian Pizza (following Napoli's tradition). At the same time, I started teaching how to make Bread and Pizza Romana at home. Since I love teaching, this was a natural development of my passion.

I strongly believe that knowledge must be shared. It is the way of building a Culture.

Since the end of 2017, I have hosted an AirBnB-Experience teaching how to make Pizza Romana. This has allowed me to teach hundreds of wonderful people from all over the World. Also, I have been teaching and coaching online in 1-1 meetings.

This site is a channel to share the experience gathered during my years as an artisan baker, a baker physicist (as someone recently defined me).

My intention is to pass on to you some of the passion I have for fermented dough and artisan baking.

Make Pizza, Make Bread, and have fun doing it!