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Proof & Crumb · bakery school, Bath

Bread worth getting up for

Hands-on classes in a working bakery. You mix, shape and bake, and you go home with everything you made and the recipe cards.

A risograph print of a floured sourdough loaf on a board beside a proving basket A risograph print of a tray of golden croissants A risograph print of a three-layer cake with cream and berries on a cake stand A risograph print of a pizza on a peel in front of a flaming brick oven A risograph print of eggs, toast, jam and coffee on a checked cloth A risograph print of a salad bowl, sandwiches and a jug of lemonade

Classes this season

Every class is six people or fewer, with a baker who has done the 4am shift for twenty years. Gift vouchers never run out.

  • Six people or fewer
  • Aprons, flour and lunch included
  • Take home everything you bake
Book a class
Sourdough SaturdaySaturdays, 9am to 3pm$85

Feed a starter, mix, fold, shape and score two loaves, then bake them in our deck oven. You take home a jar of our 40-year-old starter and a banneton.

  • Beginners welcome
  • Two loaves
  • Starter to take home
Croissant morningSundays, 8am to 1pm$95

Laminate butter into dough, roll, fold and cut croissants and pains au chocolat. Breakfast is the first tray out of the oven.

  • Twelve pastries
  • Breakfast included
Celebration cakesFridays, 10am to 4pm$110

Bake three sponges, then stack, fill and cover a layer cake with buttercream and fresh fruit. Boxed for the journey home.

  • One 8-inch cake
  • Piping skills
Pizza nightThursdays, 6.30pm to 9pm$70

Stretch dough by hand and fire your own pizzas in the wood oven, with a glass of wine or a cold beer while they bake.

  • Over 18s
  • Drink included

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