Handmade Challah and Tortillas (Online)
Taught by Laura Scheck
Laura Scheck is the founder of Teaching Table, a culinary education platform that aims to inspire others to cook foods that are better for their bodies, their families, and their communities. Laura previously worked as a teacher and adult educator and was trained at the Natural Gourmet Institute, making her uniquely suited to share her passion for food in an educational way. Teaching Table provides public cooking demos and workshops, lessons targeted towards individual needs and special diets, private cooking classes & events for cooks of all ages and experience levels, as well as tips, techniques, and recipes via a blog and social media.
Having a hard time finding a decent loaf of bread? Are your kids subsisting on more cheese quesadillas than you care to admit? Why not learn how to make bread and tortillas from scratch? No time like the present to join us for a virtual cooking class to make your own bread and tortillas at home!
No special tools, equipment or ingredients needed (see below).
In this all ages virtual cooking workshop, you will make your own yeasted Challah bread from scratch. While it rises, we will make fillings or spreads and prepare some handmade tortillas. We will also discuss tips for how to enjoy and preserve this bread.
What you need:
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all purpose flour
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eggs
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active dry yeast
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honey, maple syrup or agave (very small amount)
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water
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cooking oil (olive, canola, vegetable or whatever you have on hand)
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mixing bowl
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spoon
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rolling pin (or clean water bottle or wine bottle)
Optional ingredients and tools, if you have them:
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whole wheat flour
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any other kinds of flour
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apples, dried fruit, nuts, seeds, jam or other spread
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[Kitchenaid] stand mixer
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bench scraper