Paul Hollywood's Bread: Sourdough

Paul Hollywood reveals the secrets and versatility of breads from around the world. Sourdough is the ultimate bread for flavour and texture. Paul shows how to cultivate your own sourdough starter, harnessing natural, airborne yeasts to leaven and give amazing flavour to breads. This is Paul's favourite bread, so he starts by baking a classic sourdough in the traditional banneton, which gives the crust its characteristic ring pattern. From this basic recipe, he makes the ultimate sweet bread, a white chocolate and raspberry sourdough - a unique, colourful bread, delicious on its own but also the base of an unbelievable summer pudding. But if you really want to show off your sourdough skills and treat your family to a feast, Paul shows how to serve up a mouth-watering tuna nicoise salad with homemade tapenade and a stunning, leaf-shaped sourdough fougasse bursting with olives.