Sourdough in Leicester
In Leicester, East Midlands, Honest Bread lists 3 bakers known for sourdough, each baking from scratch on its own premises.
Sourdough bakers in Leicester
Ear To Ground Bakehouse
Small-batch sourdough microbakery in the Western Park area of Leicester run by a mother and son team, baking loaves, focaccia and Turkish bread using Shipton Mill flour. Operates to a weekly bread schedule with a loyal following.
Mrs Bridges Bakery (Mrs B's)
A Leicester bakery making sourdough bread, focaccia, quiches and cakes in-house for delivery and in-store pickup.
The Tiny Bakery
Small artisan bakery on Clarendon Park Road making handcrafted pastries, sourdough bread and cakes on site from scratch. A Good Cafe Award winner with a reputation that exceeds its size.
Bake sourdough at home
No honest baker near you, or none baking today? The short answer is to bake your own. This is the bench most scratch bakers start with, nothing more.
Sourdough starter jar
A clear jar with a loose lid is all a starter needs to live on your counter.
Compare on Amazon ↗Banneton proving basket
Holds the shape of a wet dough through its long final prove.
Compare on Amazon ↗Bread lame
Scores the loaf so it bursts where you choose, not where it likes.
Compare on Amazon ↗Cast iron casserole
Traps steam for the blistered crust real sourdough is known for.
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