The Sourdough School

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BAKING WITH THE HANDS OF AN ARTISAN AND THE MIND OF A CLINICIAN

Discover Baking as Lifestyle Medicine, and how to bake Proven Bread, from the walled gardens of Dr Vanessa Kimbell's beautiful Victorian home in rural Northamptonshire, where we train healthcare professionals, teach bakers, and support individuals to bake personalised bread using nutrigenetics and gut health assessments.

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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)

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