Hands, sourdough and bread

Susi Bálint is a Food Photographer, Writer & Researcher who delves into culinary stories through flavors, colors, and aromas. After completing a sourdough course at our bakery, she suggested collaborating. Here is an impression, a…

Rye Batard Recipe

Sourdough home recipe, based on a Rye Levain (similar to Baking Labs Rye Batards) This recipe is a typical sourdough bread we bake and demonstrate during workshops. Back to sourdough page Totals for the entire…

basic sourdough fermentation concepts

We assume that participants of the workshop: Sourdough Fermentation through Science & Senses, are familiar with the following concepts: Sourdough starter A starter is  a natural culture of yeast and lactic acid bacteria that thrive…

Interesting facts about bees

Science Weekend The Netherlands, Bees and Bread. Sunday 2 October 2022 Bees, Bread & Energy A bee colony is a superorganism. It has a very high calorie requirement. In summer, a bee colony consists of about 50-60,000…

The value of and recycling old bread

[Only in English]Old bread has value, some may even say its gold. Beside it’s nutritious ingredients (starch, protein, minerals, fibres, vitamins) it is a substance in which a lot of time and energy has been…

Compare different fermentation

  Fermentation Fermentation Aging Aging Organims PH   Temp Time Temp Time     Beer   about two weeks   Weeks yeast 3.3-6 lager (pils) 7 to 13 °C           ale…

Basic recipe

Recipe in a nutshell Put flour (300 gram, pinch of yeast, 6 gram of salt in a bowl) Add 210 ml warm / lukewarm water to the mix Mix it well (you don’t have to…