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Set within the walled gardens of Dr Vanessa Kimbell's beautiful Victorian home in rural Northamptonshire, The Sourdough School is home to the Proven Bread Programme, teaching the art and science of nutrition, the gut microbiome and fermentation in bread. We train bakers to produce Diversity Bread® and healthcare professionals to personalise bread through Baking as Lifestyle Medicine. Arrange a conversation today.

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Retarded Boule Scheduler

Learning Objective

This tool is designed to help you plan and manage your 3-day retarded sourdough bread baking process. Here’s how to use it:

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First Understand the Process – this is a planning tool

  • Baking sourdough bread is a 3-day process. The schedule includes steps for each of the three days.
  • On Day 1, you will build your starter
  • On Day 2, you will mix and shape the dough.
  • On Day 3, you will score then bake the bread.
  • Choose Your Mixing Day – the is the day that you need to pay attention to each step all day. – and this is the day that you can chose a start time on this form that will just the timings to suit your availability of when you can start.
  • Decide which day and what time you want to mix the dough. Remember this will be Day 2 of the schedule.
  • Do this a day or so in advance as the day before your chosen mixing day will be Day 1 and you will need to build your starter first.
  • It is the day after your chosen mixing day that you bake your bread – Day 3.

Here is how to use the form:

  1. Day 2 Start Time: Choose the time you want to start mixing the dough on Day 2.
  2. Day 2 Start Day: Select the day you want to mix the dough (Day 2).
  3. Click the Generate Schedule button.

By following these steps, you can ensure a smooth and well-timed baking process that fits your schedule. Enjoy your baking!

Happy baking.

Vanessa

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All reasonable care is taken when advising about health aspects of bread, but the information that we share is not intended to take the place of treatment by a qualified medical practitioner. You must seek professional advice if you are in any doubt about any medical condition. Any application of the ideas and information contained on this website is at the reader's sole discretion and risk.

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