Sourdough in Oxford
In Oxford, South East, Honest Bread lists 5 bakers known for sourdough, each baking from scratch on its own premises.
Sourdough bakers in Oxford
Gatineau Artisan Patisserie & Bakery
Independent French-style patisserie and bakery in Summertown that makes its breads and pastries on site daily using French flours without additives. Its bread range includes sourdough, ciabatta and classic French loaves.
Hamblin Bread
Neighbourhood bakery and cafe in East Oxford baking bread daily from stone-ground British flour, water and salt. It sells only sourdough bread alongside buns, pastries and pizza, and runs a second outlet in the Covered Market.
Modern Baker
Organic baking brand started in Summertown that produces slow-fermented sourdough using organic flour. The original cafe has closed and production now runs from a base in Kidlington, with loaves sold through stockists.
Natural Bread Company
Family-run independent artisan bakery that hand-makes its breads, pastries and cakes from scratch at its Botley bakery using locally milled flour and long fermentation. It sells through weekend market stalls in Oxford and supplies cafes and colleges across.
White Horse Bakehouse
Small microbakery based in Iffley Fields in East Oxford producing a limited run of loaves, baked in a stone hearth-lined oven. Its signature is a notably sour White Horse sourdough.
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.
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Holds the shape of a wet dough through its long final prove.
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Scores the loaf so it bursts where you choose, not where it likes.
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Traps steam for the blistered crust real sourdough is known for.
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