All levels · Taught by Amitha

Sourdough from Scratch

A full day with the starter, the dough, and the fire

5 seats open6 hoursMax 8 at the bench₹6,500 per seat

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Hands shaping a sourdough boule on a floured bench

At a glance

The shape of the session

The long one. You will build a levain, mix and fold a dough through its bulk ferment, shape two loaves, and take a live starter home with instructions for keeping it alive. Lunch happens somewhere in the middle.

Next date: Fri, 11 Sept, 2026, 9:00 am
Runs for: 6 hours
Bench size: 8 seats, never more
Where: Atelier Marvelle Studio — Indiranagar, Bengaluru 560038

Who it’s for: all levels

Beginners and repeat bakers work side by side. Amitha teaches to both.

Prerequisites — None. Turn up hungry.

Paid in full at checkout. Free cancellation or reschedule up to seven days before — the full policy is further down this page.

5 seats open6 hours

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₹6,500per seat · everything included

Choose a date

Fri, 11 Sept, 20269:00 am – 3:00 pm · 5 seats openFri, 2 Oct, 20269:00 am – 3:00 pm · 8 seats open

The teaching

What you'll learn

Reading a starter — float tests are a lie, here is what to look for
Autolyse, bulk ferment, and the four folds that matter
Shaping a boule and a bâtard without deflating the crumb
Cold retard, scoring, and baking in a domestic oven

All of it inside 6 hours, at the pace of the dough rather than the clock. Nothing is demonstrated at you — every stage is worked with your own hands.

What you take home

Two baked loaves
A jar of the studio's seven-year-old starter
A printed timing sheet for a home schedule

Everything is boxed properly before you leave — nothing travels loose.

What's included

All ingredients
Apron
Lunch and coffee
Recipe booklet

There is nothing to pay at the studio, and nothing to buy beforehand.

Practicalities

Where, when, and what to bring

Short version: turn up with closed shoes and an appetite. Everything else is already on the bench.

Getting there

Atelier Marvelle Studio
Indiranagar, Bengaluru 560038

Doors open fifteen minutes before we start, at 8:45 am. Coffee is on from the moment you arrive.

Pickups are between 10am and 6pm. Ring the bell twice — the mixer is loud.

What to bring

Closed shoes, and hair you can tie back
An appetite — you will be eating what you make
A bag with room for boxes on the way out
Any questions you have been carrying around about your own baking

Allergies and dietary needs go in the booking notes — Amitha plans the bench around them.

Cancellations

More than 7 days before: Cancel or move to another date for any reason. Refunded in full, no questions.
7 days to 72 hours before: We move you to the next available date, or hold the value as studio credit for six months.
Inside 72 hours: The ingredients are bought and the bench is set, so the seat is yours — but send someone in your place and simply email us their name.
If Amitha has to cancel: Refunded in full within three working days, or moved to a date you choose. Always.

The studio bench at Atelier Marvelle, mid-bake

Your teacher

Taught by Amitha, start to finish

Amitha is the founder and the baker at Atelier Marvelle — the same person who mixes the sourdough at five in the morning is the one standing beside you at the bench. Classes are never handed to a stand-in.

She teaches small, corrects gently, and refuses to let a room leave with a recipe they cannot repeat at home. Expect questions back: what oven do you have, how hot is your kitchen at four in the afternoon, what went wrong the last time you tried.

The studio sits in Bengaluru, and the bench holds eight at the very most.

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