Texas A&M hosts beginner sourdough class in Waco
Waco bakers can get hands-on starter help, take-home handouts and samples in a $25 sourdough class at the McLennan County Extension Office. Registration closes June 30.
Sourdough beginners in Waco will get a hands-on reset on July 2, when Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service brings “Sourdough Basics: From Starter to Loaf” to the McLennan County office on Cobbs Drive. The evening class is built for people who want help with the part that trips up most home bakers: getting a starter going and keeping it alive.
The class runs from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the McLennan County AgriLife Extension Office, 4224 Cobbs Drive in Waco, Texas 76710. Registration costs $25, and the deadline to sign up is June 30. Rachel Esquivel is the contact for questions and registration, and FOX 44 said people can also reserve a spot by phone at (254) 757-5180.
The setup is intentionally practical. Participants will work through the basics in person, learn how to start and maintain a sourdough starter, and leave with take-home handouts and samples. That kind of direct instruction matters for new bakers who are still sorting out feeding schedules, starter timing and why a loaf may rise one week and stall the next.
Texas A&M University’s event calendar also lists the class, and the program appears to be part of a recurring series rather than a one-time demonstration. A Texas A&M AgriLife flyer shows similar sourdough classes were scheduled for Sept. 30, 2025, Dec. 2, 2025, and March 12, 2026, all at the same Waco Extension Office with the same $25 fee and Esquivel listed as the contact. That repeat schedule points to steady demand for bread instruction that is concrete, affordable and easy to use at home.
The class also fits the wider reach of McLennan County Extension, which serves a county that covers 1,031 square miles and has Waco as its county seat. The office’s service area includes Bellmead, Hewitt, Lorena, Robinson, West and Woodway, making the sourdough session part of a broader public education mission built around practical, research-based instruction. In a home-baking scene where newcomers often waste flour or get tangled up in starter confusion, the Waco class offers something more useful than inspiration: a chance to practice the steps that turn curiosity into a first real loaf.
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