These baker brothers are fabulous indeed

Tom (left) and Henry Herbert are the stars of The Fabulous Baker Brothers. Photos: TLC

In the Tom and Henry Herbert household, three things flourish with age – good looks, talent, and the sourdough culture started by their grandfather Thomas almost 60 years ago.

“Grandpa Herbert was given the sourdough culture by a German baker who said it was at least 30 years old – perhaps even older – and that was back in the spring of 1985. Since then, we’ve nurtured it like a mother, always replacing whatever we take out of the sourdough culture vat to rise our breads, by replenishing it with fresh organic dark rye flour and water. This way, it’s never run out (or died), grown in volume as we’ve needed, whilst maintaining its multi-award-winning and irresistible, tangy flavour,” writes Tom on the bakery’s official website.