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BALM – Proven as one of the healthiest approaches to bread in the world.

Based in the walled gardens of Dr. Vanessa Kimbell's beautiful Victorian home in rural Northamptonshire, UK, we tutor individuals and train bakers and healthcare professionals in Baking as Lifestyle Medicine (BALM). Personalising bread to your lifestyle, gut microbiome, and unique genetics for optimal health—tailoring fermentation, fibre, and diversity so that your daily bread becomes the foundation of your health.

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Coffee gibassier

Sourdough Coffee Gibassier

Learning Objective

You will learn how to make sourdough coffee gibassier and find out how coffee can be beneficial for your gut microbiome.

Learning Outcome

You will understand the benefits of using coffee as an inclusion and know how to make sourdough coffee gibassier.

A gibassier is a sweetened bread from the south of France - a much loved breakfast treat. It is made using olive oil instead of butter, and is traditionally flavoured with orange peel and anise. This recipe is for a rich and deeply flavoured coffee gibassier. There are days when my brain just needs a warm, steamy (read: tall, dark and handsome) mug of coffee – and something good to go with it. This is just the thing – and coffee has numerous health benefits, too. To learn how to make these gibassiers and get UNLIMITED access to the most comprehensive online library of video tutorials, recipes, experts and tips, subscribe now to The Sourdough Club. Learn to make sourdough and we'll send you a free starter to get you going. Start your journey today & discover why sourdough is the healthiest bread. Find out more about how sourdough is the healthiest bread, and apply our 7 core principles to your baking to help your digestion & benefit your overall health & wellbeing.  There is a world of information inside the club with core knowledge, so you learn to understand sourdough and a have whole community of bakers to support you. It's alive with baking and conversations, with the latest research, tips, regular inspiring recipes and brilliant webinars, an interactive forum, a new book club, as well as discounts for members.  You also get updates with news to be in the know before anyone else about the latest books by Vanessa Kimbell, and courses at the Sourdough School. To join the Sourdough Club click here If you are not able to join at the moment then please subscribe to our Sourdough Club magazine and keep up to date. In the meantime, please do follow us on Instagram & Facebook.   LOVE BAKE NOURISH   There is a world of information and core knowledge inside the club, and you will be supported by a whole community of bakers as you learn. The club is alive with baking and conversations: discover the latest research, tips, enjoy regular inspiring recipes and brilliant webinars, explore our interactive forum, join our new book club, and get access to member discounts.  You will also get updates with news to be in the know before anyone else about the latest books by Vanessa Kimbell and the courses on offer at the Sourdough School. To join the Sourdough Club, click here. If you are not able to join at the moment, then please subscribe to our Sourdough Club magazine and keep up to date. In the meantime, please do follow us on Instagram & Facebook.   LOVE BAKE NOURISH  

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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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