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Sourdough September (October) (Week 4)

6/10/2016

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​In celebration of @UKSustain's Sourdough September, we thought we'd share a few tips we've been taught and learnt through babysitting our own sourdough cultures over the past couple of years. Sourdough bread is the epitome of Slow Food and the older, more cultured (excuse the pun) version of our modern Kingsmill's and Hovis' i.e. Chorleywood bread.
Well, it is now October, the time has flown by and I have not managed to get everything that I wanted to say about Sourdough out! As promised this last blog post for Sourdough September will be showcasing some of the best places to find artisan sourdough bread in London.

“How can a nation be great if their bread tastes like kleenex?” – Julia Childs

We agree (and, well as you’re reading this, I assume you do too!), and luckily for us, the London baking scene has exploded in recent times, partly thanks to Instagram and social media but mostly because people want really good bread. Our top picks for London sourdoughs are below:
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  1. Bread Club Hackney - @breadclubhackney www.breadclubhackney.wordpress.com – Tim Aldridge is a man I have admired from afar for a while now, he is essentially a dude who is just really into bread, started a bread club from his home in Hackney and delivers the bread by bicycle to your house. I’d feel bad signing up as I live in Brockley and that would be a horrendous cycle, but if you are a cool East Londoner and love your gluten, hit this guy up.
  2. Brick House Bread – @brickhousebread www.brickhousebread.com – Brick House is one of my favourite bakeries to visit, it is minimalist and most importantly, smells amazing when you walk through the door. I’d recommend their Peckham Rye loaf to anyone who was remotely interested in eating some truly good bread. Also just noticed that they run Sourdough baking classes on a Sunday – if you’re feeling flush!
  3. Bread Ahead Bakery - @BreadAhead www.breadahead.com – Master Baker Justin Gellatly was a part of the St. Johns bakery team for a good long while. He knows his bakes, that’s a given. Upon deciding that he would go it alone, he has built up an almost cult following for his doughnuts but you can be assured anything in his range is going to be absolutely delicious.
Well this concludes Sourdough September, I hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as I have, and I also hope that you haven’t developed an intolerance to Gluten while sampling all this fine carb-y goodness. Tune in next year for Sourdough September 2017, where I have no idea what I’ll have to write about – I’ll probably just re-purpose these blog posts! ;-) A.
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