Stop the press Mullumbimby…. sourdough doughnuts have arrived at the Mullum Farmers Markets, and boy will they get you hooked.

Sweet n Sourdough, started three years ago by local Megan Hunter has been making a name for itself among the sweet-toothed of the region.

Megan says she is over the moon to be joining the Mullum Markets family and serving up her fresh product which she makes at her commercial kitchen in Mullumbimby.

“I know that sourdough is so much better for your belly – eating fermented food,” Megan says.

“I wanted a really soft, light and airy doughnut so I just kept working on the recipe until I got it right.

Megan also cultivates her own sourdough starter which has been a self-taught process and something she has refined over the past three years.

“It’s the best feeling when people tell you they’re the best doughnuts they’ve had – it gives you a certain pride and it makes all the hard work worth it,” she says.

The filled doughnuts are based on an old Italian bombalone recipe, with the modern twist of sourdough.

Flavours that you can soon wrap your laughing gear around include lemon curd (like Megan’s grandmother used to make); raspberry and chia jam; dark chocolate ganache and vanilla bean custard.

Megan isn’t afraid of new flavour inspirations, with a whiskey chocolate ganache previously featuring on the lineup.

And for winter, there will be the unmissable apple pie filled doughnut to warm your market mornings.

Did we mention that she also mastered VEGAN doughnuts?!

The business is a family affair, with Megan’s daughters helping on the stall and in production and her dad Bruce as the main face of the markets.

Bruce is a distinct character, with his noble moustache and beard-cutting a mean figure behind the row of sumptuously filled doughnuts.

 

In keeping with her values to support local, Sweet n Sourdough source their fruit from local farmers markets and all dry ingredients and packaging are purchased through a local wholesaler, with packaging greenpack biodegradable only.

 

Pop by and see Bruce for a doughnut you won’t forget from Friday 21 May at the Mullumbimby Farmers Markets, every Friday from 7am – 11am.