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The Sourdough School

DIVERSITY BREAD® || PERSONALISED BREAD || BAKING AS LIFESTYLE MEDICINE

Bake With The Hands Of An Artisan And The Mind Of A Clinician

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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    • 3 days Personalised Bread Workshops
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    • 12 Week Post Course Support
    • Request a Callback
  • About
    • About The Sourdough School
    • Priority Access: Join the Waiting List
    • Contact Us & FAQ
    • Reviews
    • General FAQ’s about The School
    • Diversity Bread™
    • Where to stay & more
    • Training Bakers & Healthcare Professionals
    • Educational Awards Programme
    • The Team
    • A Social Enterprise
    • Contributors & Guest Tutors
    • What Our Students Say
  • Learn
    • The Diploma – January 2027
    • Request a callback
    • Graduation Recipe Collection
  • What is Proven?
    • Baking as Lifestyle Medicine (BALM)
    • Bread as Preventative Health
    • BALM & Bread in The Blue Zone
    • Proven Bread Documentary
    • Prove it – The Case Studies
    • Proven: Bread Podcast
    • Proven
    • Login
  • Personalised Bread
    • Personalising Bread Using Nutrigenetics
    • Personalisation
    • Personalising Bread

Classic recipes

These are our classic and master formulas

We highly recommend that you bake the boule recipes at least  7 times to get them right.  This is the number of times we know it takes to get a rhythm and build up your familiarity and confidence with each recipe.

Please post your bake and the number on the forum.

Estimated time: 46 hours (approx. 2 hours per recipe)

Fresh Pumpkin Sourdough Pasta

Close-up view of freshly made sourdough pasta strands on a wooden board, showcasing the texture and vibrant colour.

Purple Sweet Potato Sourdough Pasta

MASTER RECIPE: Fresh Sourdough Egg Pasta

Master Margherita Sourdough Pizza

The Classic 10-Minute Einkorn Sourdough Tin Loaf

Your 10-Minute Sourdough Basic 50:50 Tin Loaf x 2

Master Recipe: Sourdough Naan Bread

10-minute Spelt, Honey & Sesame Seed Sourdough Tin Loaf

The Classic 10-Minute Sourdough Tin Loaf

ambient boule

20% Wholemeal Classic Sourdough Boule – Retarded – Mid Hydration

The Classic Sourdough Tin Loaf

Chocolate Rye Sourdough Boule (Pumpernickel)

Master recipe: Sourdough Pain de Mie

Master recipe: 20% Wholemeal Classic Sourdough Boule – Ambient

Sourdough Pâte sablée

Master Recipe: Classic Sweet Sourdough Shortcrust Pastry (Pâte sablée)

Sourdough Pastry

Master Method: Classic Savoury Sourdough Pastry

Classic Sourdough Boule 30% Introducing Botanical Blend No.2 – Retarded

50% Wholemeal Classic Sourdough Boule – Ambient

50% Wholemeal Classic Sourdough Boule – Retarded

bagettes on the table

The Classic Diversity Sourdough Baguettes – Ambient

Opening up the crumb with Higher Hydration – 20% Wholemeal Classic Sourdough Boule: Retarded

Our 100% Wholemeal Classic Sourdough Boule – Ambient

wholegrain sourdough boule

Classic 100% Wholegrain Sourdough Boule – Retarded

Sourdough Brioche dough

Master Method: Our Classic Sourdough Brioche

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