Flour - The Sourdough School Magazine https://www.sourdough.co.uk/subjects/flour/ Never underestimate bread again Fri, 01 May 2026 08:18:52 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://www.sourdough.co.uk/cdn-cgi/image/width=32,height=32,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-32cb863a-289f-4fba-922d-ea82bcf46166.png Flour - The Sourdough School Magazine https://www.sourdough.co.uk/subjects/flour/ 32 32 Botanical Blend No.2 Meadow Blend https://www.sourdough.co.uk/courses/botanical-blend-no-2-meadow-blend/ Thu, 05 Nov 2020 09:04:37 +0000 https://www.sourdough.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=29705 Base Blend No. 2 Meadow Blend Flour

 

Described as "genius,' by bakers such as Micheal Hanson, who has been a baker for 40 years. The meadows blend no 2 is part of a range of flours that are acknowledged as the best gut-health flour in the UK.  - this is the signature blend at the Sourdough School and the very first of our Botanical Blends to be launched and available for sale. This is our base blend flour with spelt, einkorn, emmer, barley, naked oats, poppy seeds, buckwheat, flax seeds, dried peas, dried edible meadow flowers (cornflower, mallow flowers, rose petals) & dried nettles. This blend has already been milled to create a high-diversity and nutritionally beneficial flour.

Dr. Vanessa Kimbell’s Botanical Blends (especially Base Blend No. 2: Meadow Blend) are remarkable. It’s a genuine innovation: a thoughtfully milled, high-diversity flour that directly targets gut microbiome health through dietary plant diversity (the “30 plants a week” principle backed by solid research like the American Gut Project), while supporting regenerative UK farming via Hodmedod’s small farmers. The flavor complexity, fragrance, and systems-change ethos (rejecting monoculture flour) make it feel like a quiet revolution in bread. Some call it genius because it turns baking into preventative lifestyle medicine. It provides diversity and a wide range of polyphenols that nourish your gut and is designed for long slow fermentation, which makes your bread more nourishing by making the vitamins and minerals and the polyphenols more bioavailable.

The products are available in 1kg, 3kg and in 15gk bags

Shipping note: this blend is currently available to ship to UK ONLY. We hope to be able to ship this item to the EU again soon once post-Brexit customs issues are resolved. International delivery will also soon be available.

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]]> Meadow Blend Flour – Base Blend No. 2 | Gut Health Flour by Dr Vanessa Kimbell

The Signature Botanical Blend Flour – The UK’s first high-diversity meadow flour

Base Blend No. 2: Meadow Blend Flour is the signature blend at The Sourdough School and the very first Botanical Blend Flour launched for sale. This high-diversity flour, created by Dr Vanessa Kimbell, is widely regarded as one of the best gut health flours in the UK.

Available in 1kg, 3kg & 15kg bags

Ingredients

Shipping: Currently UK only. EU & International shipping coming soon.

Why This Flour is a Game-Changer

Meadow Blend supports gut microbiome diversity with 12+ plants and the “30 plants a week” principle. It is rich in polyphenols and works beautifully with long slow sourdough fermentation. Every bag supports regenerative UK farming through our collaboration with Hodmedod’s.

Botanical Blends – Time to Rethink Flour

Creating and milling Botanical Blends brings the whole meadow to your bread instead of monoculture flour.

A Collaboration with Hodmedod’s

I am delighted to collaborate with Hodmedod’s. Their work supports regenerative farming and diversity. We use their ingredients like black badger peas in this blend.

How to Use Meadow Blend Flour

  • Leaven: Excellent base – freshly milled flour ferments faster.
  • Bread: Start with 200g Meadow Blend + 800g strong white flour (12–13.5% protein).
  • Cakes: Use 100% Meadow Blend.
  • Hybrid: 20–50% for best structure and diversity.

100% Note: For 100% use, we recommend a tinned loaf especially for beginners.

Created by Dr Vanessa Kimbell
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