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AU$250.00
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Artisan Bread Making

4.9 across all classes · 454 reviews

Photos & Videos from Customers

Freshly baked seeded flatbreads on a wooden board with instructor in chef's coat nearby
Four shaped loaves of white dough on parchment paper with plates and sauce bowls nearby
Bread loaves glowing orange inside a wood-fired oven chamber
Freshly baked cinnamon rolls with chocolate chips on a speckled black plate
Four freshly baked oblong loaves topped with sesame seeds and herbs on parchment paper
Glowing clay objects on wooden shelves inside a kiln, viewed through the kiln's front opening.
+4

what students are saying

👨‍🏫 Master Instructor 🥖 Hands-On Fun 🍞 Take-Home Treats 🕰️ Historic Setting

The warm complex aroma of a freshly baked load of bread can be an utterly tantalizing experience. Bread making and baking in general should be simple - and most importantly, fun.

We are introducing a new exiciting Artisan bread class. 

The focus of the class will be on Ciabatta & Turkish breads. These are breads with large air holes, the perfect companion to your favorite pasta dish.

Our bread making workshops will encourage you to have fun at home experimenting with bread. We'll talk you through the bread baking process, explaining each step along the way. You will be able to replicate this at home for the enjoyment of friends and family.

Workshops include:

  • Welcome cup of Fairtrade organic coffee or tea
  • Convent Bakery embroidered apron made from 100% Fairtrade cotton
  • Woodfired Fruit scrolls for morning tea, which you make, eat and take home
  • Lunchtime walk around historic Convent buildings, grounds and artist studios
  • Savory calzone for lunch, which you make, eat and take home
  • All recipes and baking methods
  • 1 kilo of organic flour to take home

All workshops are hosted by one of our fully qualified bakers or pastry chefs.

Private bookings are available with a minimum of 8 people any day of the week.


Note: A "no show" fee will apply if the customer wish to rebook the class


Details

6 hours

You will learn

  • How to have fun at home experimenting with bread
  • Discover the bread baking process with each step explained
  • How to replicate the process at home for the enjoyment of friends and family

You will get

  • Welcome cup of Fairtrade organic coffee or tea
  • Convent Bakery embroidered apron made from 100% Fairtrade cotton
  • Lunchtime walk around historic Convent buildings, grounds and artist studios
  • All recipes and baking methods
  • 1 kilo of organic flour to take home
  • Woodfired fruit scrolls for morning tea, which you make, eat and take home
  • Basic authentic artisan bread techniques, which you will use on the day to mix and bake your own bread and rolls to take home
  • Savory Calzone for lunch, which you make, eat and take home

Appropriate for

Everyone who is interested in making bread


Preparation

What to bring

  • Notebook
  • Writing materials
  • A camera to document your experience
  • A carry bag to bring home all the delicious products you create during the day

What to wear

Comfortable clothes with closed shoes


Your Teacher

Convent Bakery

Convent Bakery

454 reviews

The Abbortsford Convent is an extraordinary place and is becoming an important arts, educational and cultural precinct in Melbourne. It is an invaluable resource for the arts community for training and education, an incubator for creativity and the sharing of ideas, and a place for community participation and enjoyment.

The 11 magnificent buildings and gardens are spread over 6.8 hectares in a sweeping bend in the Yarra river and are surrounded by the Collingwood Children's Farm and Yarra Bend Park.

Nestled within the walls of the Convent Annexe or Kitchen Wing are two magnificent wood fired masonry ovens built in 1901, which were once used by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd to bake all food once served at the Convent.

It is in these amazing ovens that the Convent Bakery, through the hands of its Artisan Bakers, produces a unique variety of old-fashioned wood fired bread.


4.9 (115 reviews)

Photos & Videos

Freshly baked seeded flatbreads on a wooden board with instructor in chef's coat nearby
Four shaped loaves of white dough on parchment paper with plates and sauce bowls nearby
Bread loaves glowing orange inside a wood-fired oven chamber
Freshly baked cinnamon rolls with chocolate chips on a speckled black plate
Four freshly baked oblong loaves topped with sesame seeds and herbs on parchment paper
Glowing clay objects on wooden shelves inside a kiln, viewed through the kiln's front opening.
+4
Paula
Jul 2026
Such a fun way to spend a Sunday! We made delicious fruit scrolls, Turkish bread, Calzone and Ciabatta and have come home with so much! Highly recommend!
Four shaped loaves of white dough on parchment paper with plates and sauce bowls nearby
Metal mixing bowl with white dough
Glowing clay objects on wooden shelves inside a kiln, viewed through the kiln's front opening.
Li
May 2026
We (group of 3) had an awesome time making ciabatta, turkish bread, calzones and cinammon scrolls! As someone who has never baked bread, Chris' instructions were very easy to understand, and we had a great time eating our bread afterwards. I have learned lots of new skills to take with me, so thank you so much for the wonderful experience!
Susan
Mar 2026
Wow! What an incredible class. So much fun and really worthwhile! I learnt a lot about bread making which undoes a lot of what I head learnt in the past. So much easier to make bread using these methods. I don't need to copy the so-called professionals who beat the dough into submission. Treat it gently and you will be rewarded with really soft and fluffy bread. So happy I took this class.

Terms

Cancellations & Refunds

If the organiser cancels the class:

You are entitled to a full refund.

If you can't attend the class:

You’re welcome to send someone in your place.

OR

  • A refund can be requested 2 days before class starts. Free of charge.
  • A transfer can be requested 2 days before the class starts. Free of charge.

No changes will be allowed after these times.

We recommend the refund upgrade option upon checkout in case you’re not able to attend the class. Learn more about refund upgrade option.

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