The Sourdough Club

Baking as Lifestyle Medicine Community

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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open crumb sourdough

An amazing technique to opening up the crumb – with Roller Milled Wholegrain Flour

What if I am having a problem with my baking?

Big holes in Sourdough

Why aren’t I getting big holes?

My top tips to bake great Sourdough Baguettes

flat sourdough loaf

Why is my sourdough loaf flat?

bubbles in sourdough starter

How to recognise if a sourdough starter is ready to use?

Blending flour

Vanessa Kimbell with a sourdough loaf

Why do things go wrong?

starter

Have I killed my sourdough Starter?

Things will go wrong….it is how you learn…lessons in troubleshooting sourdough starters

Oxidising and over oxidisation of flour

Shaping Croissants & Pain Au Chocolat

open crumb structure

Open Crumb Structure

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