THE Sourdough Bread Baking Academy

About Us

At Breaducation, we bring people together to learn, bake, and celebrate the art of breadmaking.


We offer in-home private lessons tailored to individuals or ...

Think of us as learning from your grandmother—if she were also an engineer and a food scientist. We bring patience, tradition, and hard-earned experience, th...

We didn’t start Breaducation to build a brand. We started it because bread brings people together—and too many people have been left baking alone.

North Idaho...

Team

Maura Durrant

Maura grew up in a three-generation Italian home where old-world traditions were part of daily life, so bread and baking culture are in her bones. A former corporate trainer and an award-winning public speaker, she runs our classes with energy, keeps things lively and on task, and makes sure John doesn’t get too ...

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John Durrant

Founder & Chief Instructor

John has baked bread since the 1970s and has won over 100 ribbons, including Grand Champion and Special Premium, at the North Idaho State Fair and the Spokane Interstate Fair. With a background in the military and engineering, he turns baking into a clear, repeatable, science-based ...

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