Course Description: Baking: Sourdough Focaccia and Dinner Roles

Get ready for your holiday table with this hands-on sourdough baking workshop held the week before Thanksgiving. In this beginner-friendly class, you'll learn how to use an active sourdough starter to create two crowd-pleasing favorites: soft, flavorful dinner rolls and a beautifully golden focaccia.

You'll discover the fundamentals of how to keep your sourdough starter "alive" and the technique of mixing and developing dough, fermentation, shaping, and baking that produce delicious homemade bread with incredible flavor and texture. Leave this course with the confidence to recreate these recipes at home for family gatherings and special occasions and just in time for Thanksgiving!

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Schedule:

Every day, starting on 11/21/26 and ending on 11/22/26

Times:

10:00am-04:00pm PST

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Price:

Class Price : $189.00

Additional Course Information

Bring an apron, a sharp knife, take-home containers and a sack lunch/snack for the first class. Please Note: We recognize that many individuals have specific dietary restrictions, aversions and/or requests. Due to the nature of our culinary classes, the menu is set and we are limited in our ability to make adjustments, and outside food cannot be brought in to meet special requirements. The kitchen is not gluten or peanut-free.

Instructors

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Lori Miller

Biography: Lori Miller grew up in rural Iowa and landed in beautiful Bend, Oregon, in 2015 after retiring from a 25-year professional career. Inpursuit of her passion for baking, Lori graduated from the Baking& Pastry Program at the Cascade Culinary Institute (CCI).Having the opportunity to attend this program in her "backyard"was literally a dream come true! Lori is a substitute Baking &Pastry Instructor for CCI, in addition to teaching CommunityEducation classes for baking enthusiasts of all ages. Lori alsoworks as a baker for Mill Fire Baking, specializing in artisanbread production and fresh-milled bakery items. She remainsengaged in her community by volunteering for a variety ofculinary events and enjoys working at local farmers' markets.

Facility Detail

COCC Cascade Culinary Institute

CUL 116

2555 NW Campus Village Way

Bend, OR 97703

Cancellation Policy

Students must cancel by contacting our office via phone: (541) 383-7270 or email: ceinfo@cocc.edu. Cancellations received 5 days prior to the start of the class will receive a full refund. Full refunds are also issued for classes cancelled by COCC. Refunds will be issued back to your card or in the form of a check and mailed within two weeks of the cancellation date if paid by check or cash. Failure to participate in a course or program does not result in a refund. Exceptions to the general refund policy are noted in the course descriptions on our website and in the printed schedule. If you have any questions, please call us at (541) 383-7270.