Sourdough Starter Kit
Made using the kit…
How to refresh the starter
Getting started
Sourdough Recipes
You’ve bought the kit, refreshed and now it’s time to get into some baking. Here are some recipe ideas to get you started.
Simple Sourdough Boule Recipe
Easy
Sourdough Pizza Recipe
Easy
All great sourdough bread begins with a great sourdough starter. That’s why, together with the Sourdough School, we’ve put together a kit to start cultivating your very own. It includes everything you need to start making lovely, bubbly, aerated sourdough bread fast.
The wild yeast culture is derived from Vanessa Kimbell’s very own starter. As a child, Vanessa sourced a starter from a traditional local French bakery. She’s cultivated and fed it ever since. It’s said to be over 115 years old!
The culture is a living collection of yeast strains. Therefore, it needs to be fed with high quality flour once a week. This will ensure an endless source of yeast for your sourdough bread and pizzas.
Analysis
In January 2017, the Sourdough School’s sourdough starter was analysed by the Puratos Sourdough Library in Belgium. The analysis revealed one dominant yeast and several kinds of LAB.
Yeast = Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Lactobacillus kimchii
Lactobacillus sanfrenciscensis
Lactobacillus acidifarinae
The starter will need refreshing the moment you get it. Please use the specially selected flour that comes with your kit.
Information on how to refresh your starter will be included with every order.
* Kits are sent out in limited runs quarterly to ensure absolute freshness.
* IT IS ESSENTIAL that when you receive your starter you feed it the flour in accordance with the instruction provided.
* For best results, continue to refresh your starter using the recommended flour. Using a different flour can alter the microbial composition of the starter and may affect its level of activity.
Recommended Products for the Kit
£322.00 Inc. UK TaxBake your bread the right way with the beautifully made cast iron Challenger bread pan.
- Easily removable cover.
- Creates a perfect amount of steam.
- Ideal for all shapes of loaf.
- Made from thick cast iron.
- Shallow base – to easily load in your dough.
- Pre-seasoned with grapeseed oil.
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£274.00 Inc. UK Tax
The compact Mockmill 100 grain mill has a small footprint to minimise work space. Furthermore, the 100 model is a great starter mill for any budding baker. Mill fresh grains, spices and salt with ease.
- Mill 100g of fine flour in a minute
- Includes free grain
- Multifunctional for peas, seeds, wheat and spices
- Made with renewable materials
- The freshest flour when you want it
- Hard-wearing ceramic mill-wheel
- Adjustable 10 point control for grind coarseness
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£25.99 Inc. UK Tax
A curved Opinel serrated bread knife. Use the No.116 knife to cut and slice bread and sourdough with ease.
- Smooth handle made from Beech wood.
- 21CM Serrated Stainless-Steel blade.
- 2MM blade thickness.
By law, you need to be 18+ years old to purchase this bread knife. By purchasing this product, you agree that you satisfy this requirement. Age verification is required.
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£25.20 – £34.80 Inc. UK Tax
Beautiful hand blown glass jars from Nkuku. The clear, bulbous form not only preserves but is perfect for turning your flour, grain, pasta and seeds into a refreshing visual display.
- Hand-turned natural mango wood lids.
- Store and preserve dried foods.
- Airtight seal.
- Recycled glass.
