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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Discard & Old Bread Recipes

No one like to throw things away. The recipes in this section are about using up discard, and old bread.  There are different levels of dicard, and week +  old starter is acidic and doesnt have much raising power. It is also necessary to build your starter to makes advanced bakes, with 2 or 3 builds over a a few days. So some of the recipes in here specify 1st build starter, for optimal results.

Sourdough Date & Walnut Bread & Butter Pudding   

Spelt Sourdough Waffles

Sourdough Sponge Cake – Summer Berries Slice

Sourdough Pancakes with Cherry Compote

Sourdough Scones

Sourdough Yorkshire Puddings

Soft-boiled Eggs with Sourdough Soldiers

Sourdough Pasta – Tagliatelle

Sourdough Dog Biscuits 1

Sourdough Potato Rosti

Sourdough English Breakfast Muffins

vanilla sourdough scones

Fairtrade Vanilla Sourdough Scones

Sourdough Chocolate Cookies

Sourdough Lemon Curd Cake

sourdough banana cake

Sourdough Banana Cake

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