25 Apr 2020

Sam Forbes: baking bread, breaking bread

From Saturday Morning, 10:42 am on 25 April 2020
Sam Forbes and Marton wheat farmer Suzy Rea

Sam Forbes and Marton wheat farmer Suzy Rea Photo: Supplied/Sam Forbes

With gluten-crazed hordes of home bakers stripping supermarket shelves of every last gram of flour, now sugar, yeast, and baking powder have become the new, must-have essentials of Lockdown Season.

And the lockdown’s also bringing busy times to some bakeries, especially those specialising in-home delivery!

Sam Forbes aka the Shelly Bay Baker explains how Level 4 has transformed his business, explores some sourdough science, and expands on why more of us are trying to bake their own bread at home.

He’ll even have some handy tips on what to do (and what not to do) and will answer any bread-related questions you have for him.