The Sourdough School

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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My top tips – how to use eggs in sourdough

Learning Objective

You will learn all about using eggs in sourdough baking, including storage, nutrition and substitution..

Learning Outcome

You will understand how to store your eggs, how to use them in your sourdough baking and what to do if you need to substitute eggs in baking.

From enriched doughs to laminated doughs, cultured cream to ice cream, and pasta to pastry, eggs are used in a variety of recipes at the Sourdough School, adding richness and colour to sweet and savoury bakes. The protein in eggs acts as a binding agent and adds structure to cakes, while the whipping of an egg white creates the air in a meringue. Eggs are packed with protein and contain several essential nutrients, such as vitamins D, A, B2 and K. Find out how to use eggs in your sourdough baking, how to store them and what you might use as an egg substitution.

To access the most comprehensive online sourdough course and our library of video tutorials, sourdough recipes, expert interviews and tips, subscribe now and join the Club.

Learn to make Sourdough – we can even send you a starter to get you going.  Start your journey today and find out more about how sourdough is the healthiest bread, and how apply our 7 core principles to your baking to help your digestion and benefit your overall health and wellbeing. 

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.

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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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