The Boston Roader – £5.50

Our signature sourdough loaf, made from 60% organic white, 15% stone-ground regeneratively-farmed flour and 25% stone-ground wholemeal spelt, water and Himalayan rock salt. Slowly. And with no additives or nasties.

The result is an airy-crumbed, chewy-crusted loaf with a low glycemic index – 780g pre-bake weight, minimum 18-hour proving time. We use only organic or regeneratively-farmed wheat flour and spelt. The practice of regenerative agriculture respects nature and the earth and leads to an improvement in soil quality. Also known as “wildfarmed”. We nurture our starter or ferment twice weekly – it originally came from Richard Bertinet in Bath.

A far cry from your local Gail’s loaf which is factory-produced and trucked in.

Phyllis’s Favourite – £6

An environmentally-positive, wholegrain sourdough made with locally-sourced, wild-farmed (aka regeneratively-farmed), stoneground wheat flour, and our starter (ferment).

The Leandertal (aka cereals & seeds) £5.50

• fit for a healthy Henley lifestyle
• a sourdough loaf, packed with cereals & seeds
• a multi-grain, higher protein, sourdough loaf with sunflower seeds, millet, malted wheat flakes and barley flakes.
• We use locally grown & milled wild-farmed, stoneground flour from the Cotswolds. We then add the cereals & seeds, our starter , water, and mix, then add Himalayan rock salt. Then mix again. Then prove. Rest. Stretch. Prove. Stretch. Shape. Long Prove. Bake.

The Fairmeal – wholegrain blend £5.50

Stoneground organic wholemeal flour blended with organic white, our unique starter ferment, water and Himalayan rock salt.

Scandic Rye -£6

A classic nordic sourdough loaf made with organic dark rye flour, wild-farmed white, levain, and Himalayan rock-salt. A taste of Scandinavia created in Henley-on-Thames. Arguably an acquired taste, but once acquired never seemingly forgotten…judging from our small but growing band of committed rye subscribers!

As fresh and as green as it gets – sourdough made properly in HoT . Not in an out-of-town unsustainable bread factory reliant on high food miles and heavy carbon footprint.

How it works:

Sourdough bread for delivery:

• Payable in advance by transfer or by contactless/ cash on collection/delivery.
• Add £1.50 per delivered loaf (central Henley-on-Thames only, also via subscription)
• Add £2.50 per delivered loaf, Henley extremities, outside Henley eg Bix, Hambleden, Medmenham, Assendon, Turville, Fingest, Hambleden, Fawley.

• Subscription length 4 weeks to one year. (flexible regarding holidays etc)

If you live in or around Henley-on-Thames why not sign up for a regular supply of healthy, sustainable, fresh-baked sourdough? Come visit the Boston Road Bread Yard on a Tuesday or Friday from 8am – and ‘swipe’ a loaf of your choosing. Alternatively we deliver by ev and bicycle direct to your doorstep. I prepare and bake the bread myself. Properly. Using natural ingredients, no additives other than Himalayan rock salt, following a time-honoured (c3000-year-old), slow fermentation process which breaks down the ingredients fully, so as to maximise taste, nutrition value, and digestibility.

The Sourdough Bread Hub – Tuesdays & Fridays – out by 8am

I bake sourdough in my home every Tuesday and Friday for collection from the Boston Road Bread Hub (the sole outlet in Henley) and for delivery (via subscripti0n) – we offer self-service contactless payment or cash – bread can be purchased in this way from 8am until late in the day, either from baskets in front of the house or from a brown chest (behind the blue gate), depending on weather conditions. Just come and swipe. if it’s your first visit and are unsure how to operate the machine, just ring the doorbell or message me. That said, all you do is touch the photo(s) of the loaf(ves) you want, confirm the amount a few times, then SWIPE with your phone or card, until you hear a bleep!

Alternatively, you can subscribe for a regular supply either weekly, twice-weekly or bi-weekly. This enables you to specify shape and style of loaf rather than taking pot-luck as to what’s there. It is flexible such that you can pause your subscription for holidays etc – just notify us in advance. Minimum subscription is £20 (four standard sourdough loaves) excluding delivery.

For those in Shiplake or nearby, the Lower Shiplake Corner Shop stocks our sourdough (Tuesday and Friday) from no later than 9am.

Local delivery (Henley-on-Thames, Bix, Assendon, Hambleden, Fawley, Stonor, or Medmenham e by bike, e-bike, or eV is also a popular choice. To subscribe or simply to find out more, just leave a message here and I will get back to you.

We bake on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1am, and each bake requires at least a day’s preparation, hence the preference to get orders in well in advance. It also enables us to minimise wastage. Customer feedback suggests that our bread both keeps well at room temperature especially if kept in a cotton bag, and freezes well. For additional background on The Boston Road Bakery, see articles in the Henley Herald and Henley Standard.