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We teach a proven, evidence-based approach to baking that supports improvement to both physical and mental health. Join the club and our team will teach you to bake eat and share extraordinary bread, as Lifestyle Medicine.
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Gift: free 10 Minute Sourdough live bake-along with every book bought

If you are gifting a copy of Vanessa’s new book ‘10 Minute Sourdough – Bread Baking For Real Life‘ for Christmas, we are offering a free online baking lesson as well! All you have to do is fill in the form below, show proof of purchase or ownership, and we will send an invitation to whoever you have nominated.

They will be able to join Vanessa Kimbell, founder of the Sourdough School, in baking the ‘Basic Sourdough Tin Loaf’ from the book.

Over a series of Zoom lives from the 25th to 30th January 2022, Vanessa will be proving that baking nutritious, delicious sourdough bread doesn’t have to be complicated! Join our baking community while we build our starters, mix our dough, ferment and bake. This recipe is a perfect entry level loaf. Made with 50/50 wholegrain and white flour, it’s high in fibre and so can help to feed the good bacteria in our gut.

On this bake-along, Vanessa will be talking about her new book, the exciting changes going on at the Sourdough Club and the Sourdough School…and of course the nutritional benefits of sourdough bread!

There are many reasons why people bake sourdough: it is easier to digest, more nutritious and absolutely delicious. However, it has a reputation for being tricky and time-consuming.

Vanessa’s approach in the book is about making sourdough that fits in with real life: how to slow-ferment everyday bakes in just 10 minutes of active work, so that you can actually bake and enjoy the most delicious bread in the world.

Each recipe can be made over a 36-hour period, but with just 10 minutes actual work (excluding baking time). The recipes include seasonal pan loaves, cakes, focaccia-style loaves, a simple pizza, and several celebration recipes.

If you have bought or received a book, please fill in the form below. If you are past or present member of the Sourdough Club go to the forum to find out more.

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All reasonable care is taken when writing about health aspects of bread, but the information it contains is not intended to take the place of treatment by a qualified medical practitioner. You must seek professional advice if you are in any doubt about any medical condition. Any application of the ideas and information contained on this website is at the reader's sole discretion and risk.

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🍞 WIN A COPY OF THE PERFECT LOAF 🍞 The Perf 🍞 WIN A COPY OF THE PERFECT LOAF 🍞

The Perfect Loaf was one of our absolute favouite books from last year! It's a dynamic, authoritative sourdough baking bible for those looking to build confidence in the craft with a wide range of foolproof recipes, from pan loaves to pizza to doughnuts, by the beloved blogger and resident bread baker at Food52 @maurizio

We are delighted to have 2 copies to give away! One for the UK and one for the USA and Canada!

To enter the giveaway, all your have to do is:
👉 Follow @maurizio @sourdoughclub @sourdoughschool @vanessakimbell
👉 Let us know in the comments below if you are from the UK, USA or Canada 

Winners will be picked on 03/02/23 date. PLEASE NOTE: this giveaway is for USA, CANADA & UK only due to shipping.
Find the full terms and conditions on our website

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POPPY SEEDS - SMALL BUT MIGHTY We try and encour POPPY SEEDS - SMALL BUT MIGHTY 

We try and encourage our students to experiment with different inclusions to their sourdough, to add flavour, texture and nutrition. To help them do this, we have an 'ingredients library' with nutritional information about different ingredients, with links to studies and recipes. There is a sneak peek at the entry for poppy seeds:

These ancient seeds have been used by many civilisations through time since the Egyptians, Minoans and Sumerians. Still popular in Eastern bakery, the poppy seed is a beautiful addition to many sweet pastries and cakes. 

They are a rich source of tocopherols that the body can turn into vitamin E, vitamins B1, B3 and B5 as well as calcium and potassium. They are also a source of linoleic acid, an essential polyunsaturated fatty acid, used by the body to make important substances like prostaglandins and inflammation mediators. Some research even indicates that poppy seeds may help prevent some types of cancer.

The Sourdough Club in an online learning platform where you can learn to bake delicious, nutritious sourdough bread! Follow the link in the bio to learn more 👆

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SOURDOUGH BOULE BAKING KIT & VOUCHER We have put SOURDOUGH BOULE BAKING KIT & VOUCHER

We have put together this ‘Sourdough Boule Baking Kit’ with all of our favourite and most important items to learn to bake beautiful and nutritious, diversity sourdough boules. It can of course be purchased as an essential kit either for yourself or as a gift for someone.

This sourdough baking kit includes the following items:

⭐️ The Sourdough School recipe book by Vanessa Kimbell
⭐️ 1kg bag of Marriages organic strong white flour
⭐️ 1.5kg bag of Diversity Blend No.0+ Wholemeal Flour – our very own diversity blend flour ready for you to add your own, local or seasonal dried botanicals to.
⭐️ Dough Scraper – to transfer your dough
⭐️ Challenger Dough Knife – to shape your dough
⭐️ 1kg lined wicker banneton for proving your dough
⭐️ 100g bag of Sourdough School Unrefined Sea Salt
⭐️ Digital Folding Thermometer – to maintain the required temperature for your dough
⭐️ Lame – to score your dough
⭐️ 5 Sourdough Cards – White Sourdough Starter, Loaf Schedule, Loaf Record Form, ⭐️ Basic Sourdough Boule Recipe, Flavour Wheel
⭐️ £99 e-voucher to put towards joining the Sourdough Club 12 Month Community Membership

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🩺 WHAT IS A PRESCRIPTION MEMBERSHIP? 🩺 A pr 🩺 WHAT IS A PRESCRIPTION MEMBERSHIP? 🩺

A prescription membership is prescribed to patients by Doctors and healthcare professionals who have graduated from The Sourdough School.

We work with partners including doctors and healthcare practitioners, and your practitioner may socially prescribe membership and suggest that learning to bake accord go lifestyle medicine principles could be a way you can improve the way you feel. In our easy, affordable, interactive courses, we explore the amazing science of how baking can transform health.

As our in-house GP and Medical Director, Dr Alex Davidson, explains: ‘This is a preventative medical approach that uses evidence-based behavioural interventions to prevent, treat and manage chronic disease.’

Learn more about prescription memberships and our courses for healthcare professionals, by following the link in the bio to heading over to @sourdoughschool 

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🌾 WHICH GRAINS CAN HELP WITH WEIGHT MANAGEMENT? 🌾 WHICH GRAINS CAN HELP WITH WEIGHT MANAGEMENT? 🌾

Have you given up certain foods for January? At @sourdoughschool we are looking at what we can add to our diet to help with weight management, rather than taking things away. Doesn't that sound more fun?

As part of our Baking as Lifestyle Medicine we look at what grains are associated with a lower glycemic response. So can you guess which grains we might be talking about... look at the photo... (hint hint.)
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Sound like something you might be interested in? Check out our courses at the @sourdoughschool for the next academic year, by following the link in the bio.
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