Workshops Text

The warm complex aroma of a freshly baked loaf of bread can be an utterly tantalizing experience, it brings a house to life and enriches every food it accompanies. Bread making and baking in general should be simple and most importantly fun.

Our bread making workshops will encourage you to have fun at home experimenting with your bread, our no-nonsense explanations will demystify the process thought by many to be a realm only for experienced artisans, we’ll talk you through the bread baking process, explaining each step along the way and it will allow you to replicate at home for the enjoyment of friends and family.

Workshops include:
- Welcome cup of Fairtrade Organic coffee or tea
- Convent Bakery apron
- Scones or muffins for morning tea which you make, eat & take home served with juice, tea & our own Fairtrade &
  Organic coffee roasted in house
- Lunch time walk around historic convent buildings & grounds
- Pizza for lunch which you make, eat & take home served with juice, coffee & tea
- All recipes and baking methods
- 1 kilo of organic flour to take home
- Basic sourdough bread techniques which you will use on the day to mix and bake your own bread and rolls to take home
- Workshops begin at 8am and finish at around 3pm
-All workshops are hosted by one of our fully qualified bakers or Pastry chefs

Beginners Bread Workshop Availabilities
Cost $120.00 per person

Saturday 14th August SOLD OUT
Sunday 15ht August SOLD OUT
Sunday August 22nd SOLD OUT
Saturday August 28th SOLD OUT
Sunday August 29th SOLD OUT
Saturday September 4th SOLD OUT
Sunday September 5th SOLD OUT
Saturday September 11th SPACES AVAILABLE
Sunday September 12th SPACES AVAILABLE
Saturday September 18th SPACES AVAILABLE
Sunday September 19th SPACES AVAILABLE

Nougat & Sienna Bread Workshop Availabilities
Cost $150.00 per person

Saturday September 25th  SPACES AVAILABLE
Saturday November 27th  SPACES AVAILABLE
Sunday December 12th SPACES AVAILABLE

Spelt, Grains & Fruit Loaf
Advanced Breadmaking Workshop
Cost $180.00 per person

Saturday August 21st SPACES AVAILABLE
Friday August 27th SPACES AVAILABLE
Sunday September 26th SPACES AVAILABLE
Friday November 12th SPACES AVAILABLE
Saturday November 20th SPACES AVAILABLE



- Private and corporate workshops available any day of the week, minimum 8 people. We can tailor any of these workshops to suit any team building exercise.
- Ample low cost parking available in the Abbotsford Convent Car Park, $4 flat daily fee goes directly to the restoration of the Abbotsford Convent.
- We begin our workshops at 8 am sharp, we encourage you come in a few minutes earlier to enjoy a complimentary coffee or tea.
- Workshops may be postponed due to extreme weather.We usually dont hold any workshops in January and early February.