The Sourdough Club

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Twenty-five years ago, Dr Vanessa Kimbell noticed that the students she'd taught at The School needed a friendly hand once they got home — so she founded The Sourdough Club. We've since welcomed thousands of bakers worldwide. Here Vanessa and her alumni are beside you in live sessions and through our libraries of videos and recipes, whenever you'd like support or to make your sourdough your own.
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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.

MASTER RECIPE: Fresh Sourdough Pasta

Sourdough Pastry Beef Pie

Sourdough Pastry Beef Pie

Chocolate Rye Sourdough Boule (Pumpernickel)

Sourdough potato cakes

Sourdough Potato Cakes

Orange & Rosemary Sourdough Croutons

Orange & Rosemary Sourdough Croutons

filing pies with fermented frangipane

Fermented Frangipane

Chicken, Spelt & Watercress Sourdough Dog Biscuits

Sourdough pasta

Sourdough Tagliatelle Pasta with Anchovy Butter

Sourdough Flatbreads with Duqqa

Fermented Buttermilk & Blueberry Sourdough Cake

Sourdough Date & Walnut Bread & Butter Pudding   

Spelt Sourdough Waffles

Sourdough Sponge Cake – Summer Berry Slice

Sourdough Pancakes with Cherry Compote

Sourdough Scones

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