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The ultimate guide to baking your own sourdough bread,
Homemade Sourdough expertly guides you through every step of the process and beyond.
List of contents
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
BREAD BASICS
SOURDOUGH BASICS
INGREDIENTS
EQUIPMENT
BATTER BREAD
EVERYDAY RYE
EVERYDAY WHEAT
FLAVORED WHEAT 1
SWEET BREADS AND BUNS
TOP 10 SOURDOUGH TIPS
BREAD AND HEALTH
GLOSSARY
RESOURCES
INDEX
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, ABOUT THE AUTHORS, PICTURE CREDITS
About the author
Jane Mason founded Virtuous Bread in 2010 to make it fun and easy for people all over the world to make and find and learn about bread, and in so doing, to forge the link between bread and virtue. Jane bakes, teaches baking, and speaks about bread as a catalyst for social change.
Summary
Start, grow, and bake your own delicious, homemade sourdough bread, with or without commercial yeast!
Homemade Sourdough is the ultimate guide to creating your own sourdough bread. Learn sourdough formulas and recipes and follow along as the author explains the science behind sourdough and provides a guide to the world of starters, wild yeasts, proofing, pre-ferments, and motherdough.
Inside you'll find:
- Easy-to-follow instructions alongside mouth-watering photographs
- The secret to a good starter
- Sourdough tips and basics
- Dozens of delicious recipes for bread and baked goods
Sourdough bread baking is a great skill for a sustainable, self-sufficient lifestyle and provides the
added health benefits of being made through fermentation. And if you are interested in lowering your intake of gluten, sourdough preparations can produce lively, tasty loaves with lower amounts of gluten than other methods.
There is no better way to embrace heritage flavors and time-tested bread-baking techniques than with sourdough. Foodies, farmers, DIYers, and locavores—you will want to devour this book.
