Sourdough Recipes

Practical recipes for real UK kitchens, with calculator links where timing matters.

Bubbly white flour sourdough starter in a glass jar
Starter recipe How to make a sourdough starter with white flour

A simple, low-waste method for building your own starter from organic white flour and water.

Latest recipes

Sliced lemon sourdough loaf dusted with icing sugar
Inclusions Lemon and icing sugar sourdough

A bright, lightly sweet loaf using lemon zest, icing sugar, and careful bulk timing.
Sliced blueberry and chilli sourdough loaf with red chillies
Inclusions Blueberry and chilli sourdough

Fresh vs dried chilli, juicy berries, and the gentle folding needed to keep the loaf intact.
Sliced cheese and olive sourdough loaf with melted cheese pockets
Inclusions Cheese and olive sourdough

A savoury loaf with mature cheddar, olives, reduced salt, and calculator-led fermentation.
Finished white sourdough loaf on a wooden board
Loaf White sourdough loaf

A simple strong white flour loaf with calculator-led bulk timing.
Finished 50/50 wholemeal sourdough loaf on a board
Loaf 50/50 wholemeal loaf

Half strong white, half wholemeal, with a little extra water.
Homemade sourdough pizza with blistered crust
Pizza Sourdough pizza dough

A slow-fermented dough for crisp, chewy home pizza.
Homemade sourdough bagels with sesame seeds
Bagels Sourdough bagels

A firm dough, overnight rest, boil, and bake for chewy bagels.
Bubbly white flour sourdough starter in a glass jar
Starter White flour sourdough starter

Start a culture from scratch, then use the starter calculator once it is rising predictably.