Ma Baker bakery and bread school in Overton on Dee

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Ma Baker

Ma Baker is an award winning bakery and bread school in the village of Overton on Dee, around seven miles south east of Wrexham city centre. Founder Liz Wilson hand crafts every loaf using quality British organic flours and traditional, slow methods, creating delicious real bread, and she loves teaching others to do the same.

ABOUT LIZ

Liz discovered her passion for bread in 2013, when she completed the Bread Angels micro bakery course. She spent the following year volunteering in bakeries and cooking schools in London, learning from some incredible bakers, and in 2014 she was runner up in the Home Baker category at the World Bread Awards. She opened her own micro bakery in 2015 and went on to found The Bread School.

As Liz puts it, with a few simple ingredients you can create beautiful breads that just make people smile.

THE BREAD SCHOOL

Ma Baker's classes are small, friendly and hands on, and they assume no baking experience at all. They're taught in Liz's bakery space in Overton on Dee, and each one includes all equipment and ingredients, morning tea, lunch, recipes and a big bag of bread to take home. All you need to bring is an apron and a love of bread.

Introduction to Bread: the perfect place to start.
Introduction to Sourdough: learn the art of slow fermented bread.
Italian Bread: classic Italian breads.
Artisan Bread: more artisan breads to bake at home.

Classes start from £90, and gift vouchers are available, making them a lovely present for anyone who loves to bake.

FRESH BREAD

Ma Baker's freshly baked loaves can be ordered online for click and collect from the bakery in Overton on Dee, so you can pick up real bread made just down the road.

GOOD TO KNOW

Bread: order online and collect from the bakery.
Classes: book online; places are limited, as classes are kept small.
Gift vouchers: available for all classes.

GETTING THERE

Ma Baker is at 18 High Street, Overton on Dee, around seven miles south east of Wrexham city centre, in a pretty village close to the River Dee.

PAIR IT WITH

Make a day of it in this corner of the county. The Boat at Erbistock, a riverside pub on the Dee, is a short drive away for lunch, and so is The Buck in Bangor on Dee, close to Bangor on Dee Racecourse.

KEY FACTS

Address: 18 High Street, Overton on Dee, Wrexham, LL13 0DT
Founder: Liz Wilson
Award: runner up, Home Baker category, World Bread Awards 2014
Classes: Introduction to Bread, Introduction to Sourdough, Italian Bread and Artisan Bread, from £90
Bread: click and collect