Sourdough workshops from MABON bread

HI! I'm Alina, founder of MABON — a sourdough workshop studio in Düsseldorf and Cologne. My passion for sourdough grew out of a simple conviction: Good bread takes time, not shortcuts. That's why I became a baker (certified by the Düsseldorf Chamber of Crafts) as a career changer and opened my sourdough workshop studio. My pop-up bakery is also open for you from time to time!

At MABON, everything is about making this almost forgotten craft accessible again — slowing down, with your hands in the dough instead of looking at the clock. My guiding principle was born from this: NO SHORTCUTS, JUST SOURDOUGH. I'll show you exactly the craft that I do every day — intuitively, together and in a very practical way, so that you can go home with your own lively sourdough starter culture and the necessary understanding to bake yourself in the future.

Our workshops deliberately do not take place in a professional bakery, but in a special location in Düsseldorf-Golzheim — with normal household equipment, just as you will find at home. So you get to know exactly the conditions under which you will continue baking yourself afterwards instead of relying on professional equipment that you don't even have at home. There is space for up to 10 participants in a cozy, personal atmosphere.

My intensive sourdough baking workshop takes you step by step through the entire process: from preparing and maintaining the sourdough culture to kneading and shaping to final baking — all with household products, without a professional oven or special equipment. In contrast to pure recipe courses, the aim is to really understand sourdough: why it works, how to adapt it to your own everyday life and your own kitchen and how to keep it alive permanently. The course is deliberately small and personal, with plenty of room for questions, trying things out together and tasting the freshly baked bread at the end. Anyone who takes part goes home with their own sourdough starter culture and the preformed dough to bake at home — for your perfect moment of pleasure at home.

Team events and private events

I also offer my workshops as private bookings and for team events. Baking sourdough is a perfect group experience: It connects because you work together with your hands, wait, share and end up eating together — completely uncompetitive, but with lots of topics to talk about. Real slowing down together instead of a soccer tournament. And you'll take real skills home afterwards. For private events such as birthdays or bachelor parties, I create a relaxed, artisanal setting that will be remembered for a long time.

Includes:

• Sourdough starter to take away
• Bake your own loaf of bread ready at home & on site
• ready baked bread to try
• Guide & recipes
• Drinks & small snacks
• If required: fermentation baskets for home (see options)

Duration: 5 hours

Number of participants: Max. 10 people