One of the things we enjoy in the summer here are naturally fermented beverages.
The syrups we make are best made when the products are in season, and they become more precious as the season ends. Preserves are a promise that you see the sun again, and a glass of sweet bubbly fizz is like a
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Research shows that the food you eat everyday impacts the way you feel.
Have you got goosebumps? Good, because so do we.
“I’m not going to change the world, you are, beginning with nourishing yourself.” Vanessa Kimbell.
Elderflower, Wild Strawberry & Rose Sourdough Fizz
Fermented Buttermilk & Blueberry Sourdough Cake
When less is more.
This unassuming and delectable blueberry sourdough cake is perfect to enjoy with a cup of coffee.
I've been wanting to capture the memory of a slightly soured Nordic vanilla cake I once ate. It wasn’t sweet, rather it had a lactic tang, which was offset with fresh tart
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Non-coeliac gluten sensitivity (NCGS)
Nothing beats feeling well.
Perhaps the one driving force behind my work is that nothing beats feeling well.
One of the things I am most often asked about by students who tell me that they can eat sourdough with no ill effects is why they feel unwell when eating fast fermented Chorleywood
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Sourdough fermentation controls explained
So you want to make great sourdough?
You need to understand it.
The moment that you stop thinking that you are baking bread and start to think I am fermenting bread then you will be a great baker. So this is what makes my approach different, and why I give guidance - because it is wild yeast and
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Sourdough Pizza Top Tips
We look forward to sourdough pizza nights here at the Sourdough School. They are a chance to bring friends and family together, enjoy good food and get creative (and sometimes just a little competitive!) with pizza toppings. Over the years we’ve learned a few tricks and techniques for getting the
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Sourdough Puttanesca Pizza
This pizza is a big hitter when it comes to flavour. It's got all the things I really love: sun-blushed tomatoes, black olives and capers, along with that lovely sweet, tomatoey-chilli hit from the sauce. It's a good vegetarian option, too. When it comes to pizzas, the baking temperature is