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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Black Bean Red Pepper Sourdough Naan

Black Bean & Red Pepper Sourdough Naan

Master Margherita Sourdough Pizza

chicken satay sourdough pizza

Chicken Satay Sourdough Pizza

olive sourdough focaccia

Olive, Rosemary & Sea Salt Sourdough Focaccia by Michael James

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Baker Richard Hart’s Danish Deluxe Seeded Rye Recipe for ‘Knead Peace: Bake for Ukraine’

Winter Roasted Hazelnut Dark Chocolate Orange Zest Celebration Loaf Boule

Protest Bread

Seeds for Solidarity Porridge Recipe

Black Bean Red Pepper Sourdough Naan

Black Bean & Red Pepper Sourdough Naan

Prescription Course: 10-Minute Seeded Sourdough Tin Loaf – Blood sugar balance

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

Sourdough Puttanesca Pizza

Sourdough Pizza Bianca Recipe

Waldorf Sourdough Pizza Recipe

Pepperoni pizza

Sourdough Pepperoni Pizza Recipe

Sourdough Fiorentina Pizza Recipe

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