Learn how to bake flatbread over a campfire during an outdoors Sitka Kitch class, Cooking Around The Campfire: Baking Flatbread With Andrew Jylkka. This class takes place from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, May 23, at the large covered shelter at Halibut Point Recreation Area.

Andrew Jylkka of Southeast Dough Company will show students how to make sourdough flatbreads over the fire. These fun and easy breads are a great addition to any cookout whether it’s in your backyard or on the beach. For this class, they’ll be paired with salmon falafel and a tasty sauce. We may even play with some ways to use them for a sweet treat.

You’ll come away from this class with some new recipes, an introduction to cooking on open fire, a jar of sourdough starter, and some great ideas to spruce up your summer cookouts.

The salmon burger meat is made possible by Sitka Mutual Aid and a portion of this class fee will be donated to support that. If you would like to donate to Sitka Mutual Aid or become a Sitka Conservation Society member you can do so here, http://sitkamutualaid.com, and here, https://www.sitkawild.org/donate.

Andrew owns and operates Southeast Dough Company here in town. He’s a passionate cook who loves playing with recipes to incorporate ingredients found on these lands and in the oceans.

The class costs $40, which is part of our all-inclusive fee system (you no longer have to pay a class fee to register, then a separate food/supply fee). The Sitka Kitch will supply all of the food supplies for this class, but students will need to bring certain cooking items from a list provided before the class. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the class will be limited to 10 students, face masks must be worn, and social distancing must be observed.

The registration deadline is 11:30 p.m. on Friday, May 21. Space is limited, so register early to secure your place in the class. We need at least eight students to register and pre-pay to make this class happen.

Current (paid) members of the Sitka Food Co-Op are now able to attend the classes for $30 each (the co-op will cover the other $10 of your class fee). Please use the Sitka Food Co-Op ticket when you register and send an email to sitkafoodcoop@gmail.com letting them know you’re in the class. (NOTE, Only one person per Co-op household may use the Co-op discount per class. Please name that person when you register so the name can be checked against the Co-op membership list.)

You can register and pre-pay using credit/debit cards or PayPal on our EventSmart page, http://sitkakitch.eventsmart.com (click on class title). For those wanting to pre-pay with cash or check, please call Clarice Johnson at Sitka Conservation Society (747-7509) to arrange a payment. Please note there is a $5 charge for parking at Halibut Point Rec, which is payable to the State of Alaska.

For more information about the class, contact Jasmine Shaw at 747-9440. We do offer one potential scholarship spot per class for people with limited incomes, so long as we have enough students registered to make the class happen. This class is a fundraiser for the Sitka Kitch community rental commercial kitchen.

The Sitka Kitch also has a new class cancelation policy. If you register for a class, then find out you can’t attend, please email us at sitkakitch@sitkawild.org and we may be able to help fill your slot through our waiting list. If you cancel from the class at least five days in advance (eg, by Wednesday the week before for a Monday class), you are eligible for a partial refund of your class fee, minus $5 for processing (in this case, $35). If you need to cancel with less than five days advance notice, there is no refund.