Breaducation
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 small groups, covering not only sourdough but a variety of baking topics to suit your interests. For those seeking a group experience, our local community classes provide a hands-on, collaborative environment where you can master the art and science of sourdough, from starter to loaf.
...Most people want to bake great bread—but the process feels confusing, inconsistent, and harder than it should be.
Recipes contradict each other. Starters feel unpredictable. And the more advice you read, the less confident you become. You’re left guessing instead of baking.
Breaducation exists to change that.
Think of us as learning from your grandmother—if she were also an engineer and a food scientist. We bring patience, tradition, a...
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.
Though we both grew up 'south of Boise', North Idaho is where we chose to put down roots, raise our family, and build a life centered around the table. It’s where work slowed down enough for meaning to show up, and where bread stopped being a hobby and became a way of connecting with others.
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Team
Maura Durrant
Partner, Muse & CFO
Maura is the co-founder of Breaducation and the steady hand behind the scenes. Where creativity needs structure and ideas need direction, she brings clarity, organization, and focus. Her background in training and leadership helps turn vision into action, supporting both the learning ...
John Durrant
Chief Instructor
John is the founder and lead instructor at Breaducation. With decades of hands-on baking experience and a background in engineering, he teaches breadmaking as a system—clear, repeatable, and grounded in understanding rather than guesswork.
His focus is simple: help bakers move from confusion ...
