Sourdough
Making sourdough with Maya Handley
Expert sourdough baker Maya Handley has mastered the art of making this artisan bread and shares some tips! Video, Audio
Sam Forbes: baking bread, breaking bread
With gluten-crazed hordes of home bakers stripping supermarket shelves of every last gram of flour, now sugar, yeast, and baking powder have become the new, must-have essentials of Lockdown Season… Audio
Sourdough starter: Nancy Silverton
Nancy Silverton is a Californian culinary queen whose name has become synonymous with innovation. Audio
Food - Sourdough
Neville Chun is a part-time baker whose bread ingredients could not be simpler: flour, water, salt and sourdough starter. He's been fascinated with bread since he was a child and following some… Audio
Food with Ruth Heath from The People's Bread
From what is possibly the world's smallest bakery, Wanaka-based Ruth and husband Jeremy make sourdough from freshly milled grains supplied by local farmers. They deliver their loaves - which weigh in… Audio
Sourdough: the big bake off
Under Neville Chun's supervision, the sourdough bread goes into the oven. Audio
Sourdough: proving the dough
We proof and shape the dough, ready for baking. With Neville Chun. Audio
Sourdough: the pre-ferment
We make the pre-ferment assisted by "commercial home baker" Neville Chun. It's the critical final step before the big bake! Audio
The science of sourdough
Dr Mat Goddard of The University of Auckland is a biologist who's fascinated by micro-organisms, wild yeasts and fermentation. Audio
Sourdough - Part 2
Preparing the starter: it's the living colony of yeast and bacteria that will make our loaf rise, give it loads of flavour, and a great texture (hopefully!). Audio
Sourdough - Part 1
Taming a few million bacteria with the aim of making tasty sourdough bread at home. Our guide is baker Neville Chun. Audio
Sourdough bread
We get flour and water and a bit of free range bacteria together with Maggie Forest. It's an easy way to start a sourdough and make your own tasty bread. Audio