The Sourdough Process Explained Step-by-Step
When I’m teaching sourdough, one of the biggest barriers for new bakers is the process and the lingo. I often see eyes glaze over when I mention “bulk fermentation” or “oven spring”, which is perfectly understandable. Understanding these terms is essential to following sourdough recipes and learning how to improve your own. I write lots…
Flakey and Buttery Sourdough Croissant Loaf
If you love flakey, buttery pastry but don’t want to spend the time tediously laminating slabs of butter, this sourdough croissant loaf is going to be your new favorite bread recipe. Yes, it does take a little bit more time than a traditional, rustic sourdough loaf, but the extra effort is worth it, trust me! …
How to Increase Sourdough Oven Spring
Getting an excellent oven spring is one of the most elusive parts of baking sourdough. Sometimes it feels like you’re doing everything right and still end up with an underdeveloped loaf. It’s so frustrating! In my view, there are 3 major elements to master when baking sourdough: starter, technique, and timing. Learning, practicing, and mastering…
Sourdough Starter Tips for the Best Possible Bread
If you’re struggling with your sourdough starter, it’s always good to have a few tips and tricks up your sleeve. I’ve learned all these tips over the past five years of keeping a starter and developing sourdough recipes. As you become more comfortable with this process, you will find out what works for you and…
Not Too Sweet, Chocolate Sourdough Recipe
Finally, a chocolate sourdough recipe that isn’t full of sugar and chocolate chips! Don’t get me wrong, I love a sweet bread, but I wanted this loaf to be more versatile. The cocoa powder gives it a rich nutty flavor that can go sweet or savory, making it the perfect chocolate sourdough recipe. Cover in peanut…
Sourdough Discard Recipes for All that Extra Starter
If you’ve been working with sourdough starter for a while you might know that most of your favorite bakes can become sourdough discard recipes. Yes, it might sound weird to toss starter into cakes, cookies, or even granola, but it’s a delicious way to use up starter, and add fermented flavor and digestion benefits to…
Autolyse Sourdough for Fluffy, Flavorful Bread
Autolyse sourdough is a bread term I didn’t understand when I first started baking. At the time, it seemed like an unnecessary step that made the whole process take longer unnecessarily. As I made more bread and started to understand more about the science behind the process, I discovered for myself that the autolyse could…
Flaky and Buttery Sourdough Pie Crust
Sourdough pie crust is one of my favorite things to make from scratch. With little extra effort, it elevates the flavor and texture of your pie, quiche, breakfast pastry, chicken pot pie, or hand pie! Additionally, homemade pie crusts can store frozen for months, which makes this a great make-ahead recipe. As a girl I…
17 Delicious Sourdough Inclusions to Try
Sourdough Inclusions are becoming quite popular as more and more people discover fermented bread! I love adding new flavors and ingredients to my sourdough but it does take a little bit of knowledge before you start tossing things into your dough. Inclusions are additional ingredients used to change the flavor profile of your standard artisan…
Easy No-Knead Sourdough Bread for Beginners
This no-knead sourdough bread recipe is a delightfully easy way to learn the sourdough process. Because this is a medium hydration dough, you can make no-knead bread without using a stand mixer or bread machine. By utilizing a few simple sourdough techniques like autolyzing and coil folds, you can create beautiful fermented bread without slaving…
Sourdough Discard Pumpkin Bread Recipe
If you love fall flavors, you will delight in this sourdough discard pumpkin bread that is soft, tangy, crunchy, and fermented!
How to Use Leftover Sourdough to Make Healthy Pantry Staples
Something you should know about me is that I hate food waste. I am always the one picking through to make sure something can be cooked up, composted, or reimagined into a new recipe. My husband gets front row seat to this madness (like the time I made butter chicken mac and cheese with Indian…
The Best Sourdough Breadcrumbs
Learning how to make pantry staples from leftover bread is essential for the home baker. Of course you can buy things like bread crumbs or croutons from the store, but why would you when you have all the ingredients to make delicious ones at home? Enter the sourdough breadcrumb, potentially the easiest of the leftover…
How to Use Leftover Bread to Make Sourdough Croutons
Sourdough croutons are one of the best ways to use up stale or leftover bread. I like to toss them on salads or eat as a little crunchy snack! They’re so easy to make that you can mindlessly whip them up while making dinner, cleaning the kitchen, or even hanging around the house. One of…
Easy Sourdough Granola Made from Pantry Staples
Granola is one of the simplest snacks to make at home and the result is so delicious and satisfying. When you look at the yucky ingredients in store-bought granola, or need to sell an organ to afford the “clean” kind every week, you might be convinced to make it from home. I’ve made granola from…
The Best Organic Sourdough Bread Recipe
Organic sourdough bread might sound like an ambitious idea, but it is very easy to make the switch to less chemicals. By educating yourself about flour options and learning what to look for, you can be making organic bread in no time! I love to shop sales, buy in bulk, and mill my own flour…
The Best Soft and Buttery Sourdough Dinner Rolls
Soft, buttery, and chewy sourdough dinner rolls perfectly accompany any meal. At my house, I love to serve them with soups, stews, roasts, and braises. We also like to turn them into little sliders packed with chicken, melted cheese, roasted red peppers, and pesto. My husband is partial to a breakfast sandwich so he usually…
Feeding Sourdough Starter; Tips, Tricks, Schedules + More
After getting married this past summer, I didn’t feel as though I had officially moved in with my husband until I brought over my sourdough starter. This little crock of flour and water can quickly make a house feel like a home as it displays the work of attentive hands. It exemplifies patience, planning, dedication,…
The Best Garlic and Herb Sourdough Discard Crackers
These sourdough discard crackers are my favorite (and the easiest) way to use up sourdough discard. Since I discovered how to make these, I haven’t bought any store bought crackers (which are full of questionable ingredients anyway so good riddance!) and have drastically reduced my sourdough discard waste. This recipe is for garlic and herb…
Freshly Ground Flour: Learn to Mill Your Own
Freshly ground flour is one of those romantic, from scratch, homestead ideas that seems much simpler than it is. How hard can it be to use whole wheat milled flour for sourdough? I remember asking myself when my mom first gave me her old grain mill. The dense, chewy, all-whole wheat yeast loaves of my…
Sourdough Baking Supplies for Bread Success
Making sourdough is both an art and a science. It requires knowledge, patience, and skill. That being said, anyone can begin with a few basic supplies and ingredients. This list of sourdough baking supplies covers the basics of what you will need to get started, not the fancy equipment you see in baking videos. That kind…
The Best Sourdough Books for Every Skill Level
Learning the proper technique and order of sourdough baking is essential for soft, fluffy, artisanal loaves. Of course, you can glean much from blogs and videos, but there is something about having one of these sourdough books in your hands to guide you. I have always been drawn to cookbooks for reference, decor, and inspiration,…
Sourdough Flatbread Recipe for an Easy Meal or Side
Sourdough Flatbreads have been one of my most-made recipes this year. After getting married this past spring I noticed my husband was making lots of wraps for his lunches. These store-bought wraps were highly processed and contained seed oils, preservatives, and other unnecessary ingredients, so of course I set out to make them myself! I…
The Best Pumpkin Sourdough Bagels for Autumn
There is nothing more delightful than a warm soft bagel on a cool fall morning. Slow-fermented pumpkin sourdough bagels can be served sweet or savory, as the base for sandwiches, with strong hot coffee, or toasted to perfection with lots of cream cheese. I love this recipe because it’s a great way to use up…
Long Fermented Sourdough Bread Recipe
Long Fermented sourdough is sourdough that is bulk fermented for longer than 8 hours. This method of fermentation can help improve your baking schedule, make your bread easier to digest, and adds so much more flavor. I discovered this hack when I was working at an office and wanted to bake bread around my schedule.…
Sourdough Starter Not Rising? Here are the Four Reasons Why
When I first began working with my sourdough starter, I never imagined that one day I would master such a mysterious process. From my years of teaching people to bake sourdough, I have heard so much confusion about the starter. Some people have asked me about using potato flakes in their starter, some have insisted…
Soft and Chewy Sourdough Pretzels
Sourdough pretzels can’t be beaten by any other snack: they can be dipped into mustard and cheese, they are perfectly chewy, and they can be served sweet or salty! I used to make a lot of pretzels before life got crazy with wedding planning and moving. I recently remembered this delicious pretzel bites recipe I…
How to Bake Same Day Sourdough
Sometimes I want to start and finish my baking all in one day. Maybe to save time, maybe because I’m just impatient for some bread, there are many reasons to bake a speedy loaf. I started baking same day sourdough last year when I wanted to mix dough in the morning and have fresh bread…
What is the Best Flour for Sourdough Starter + Other Tips
My sourdough starter has been through many phases. It has smelled bad, gotten grey, and one time I accidentally baked it in the oven! There have been many successes and failures but after a couple of years consistently keeping a healthy starter, I am ready to share all my best tips and tricks. Whether you…
How to Store Sourdough Bread
It’s probably no surprise by now that I eat a lot of sourdough bread. I love to bake all kinds of sourdough, including classic rustic sourdough bread, sourdough bagels, and sourdough focaccia! So I make a lot of bread, now what? When I first started, my bread would go bad so much faster because I…
Pumpkin Sourdough Bread
This pumpkin sourdough bread is the epitome of autumnal flavors and colors. Just a few ingredients make it so simple and delicious.
Soft and Salty Sourdough Pretzel Bites
Sourdough soft pretzel bites are healthy, chewy, and salty. Dip them in mustard or cheese for the perfect snack or appetizer.
Sourdough Focaccia Recipe
This sourdough focaccia bread recipe is so chewy and simple to make with five ingredients and an overnight proof in the fridge!
Soft and Chewy Sourdough Bagels
These sourdough bagels are chewy, soft, tangy, and so simple to make. Mix ahead overnight for a satisfying breakfast!
Classic Rustic Sourdough Bread Recipe
This rustic sourdough recipe is a classic and straightforward loaf to make any time you are craving delicious, rustic, artisan bread.
What to do with Sticky Sourdough that Will Not Hold Shape
When sourdough is sticky and will not hold shape, here are a few ways to trouble shoot the problem and salvage your bread!
Four Sourdough Baking Schedules|How to Make Bread on Your Terms
Four sourdough baking schedules to fit baking bread around your busy schedule. Whether you work in an office all day or need a speedy loaf, there is a schedule for you!
The Most Useful Sourdough Tools
Baking sourdough bread requires a few essential tools you might not otherwise find in your kitchen. This blog details what you will need and where to find it for incredible fermented bread.
Overnight Sourdough | Super Simple Recipe
A Great recipe for beginner and experienced bakers alike! This simple sourdough bread recipe is an easy bake (as far as sourdough goes!) with only 4 ingredients.
Cranberry Walnut Sourdough | The perfect Autumn Loaf
A few simple ingredients are used to create this seasonal Cranberry and Walnut Sourdough bread recipe. A perfect loaf for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.
Roasted Garlic and Rosemary Sourdough Bread
On a neighborhood walk this past week, I noticed some blooming rosemary growing along the sidewalk and was inspired immediately to bake a roasted garlic and rosemary sourdough loaf. These savory flavors were perfect for mixing up my typical recipe. Rosemary is such a fragrant herb that is never out of season here in North…