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Sourdough Bugs: What Are They Called And How To Get Rid of Them?
Did someone say bugs? Yes, we did, and they’re in your sourdough starter! Much like fruit attracting fruit flies, your sourdough starter…
How To Store Sourdough Discard [Best Method]
We all know the precision required to create, feed and store a sourdough starter. Similarly, a sourdough discard requires some love and…
Bread Dough vs Pizza Dough: The Key Difference Answered!
What makes bread dough different from pizza dough? Many of us struggle to find the distinction between the two, simply because dough…
How to Cold Proof Sourdough [Your Easy Guide]
During bulk fermentation, your dough needs to rest and proof at room temperature. But did you know that your dough can also…
What You Need To Know About Coil Fold Sourdough [Doing It Right!]
There are many ways to fold and shape your dough in sourdough bread baking. If you’re familiar with the stretch and fold…
What Is Sourdough Discard And What To Do With It?
You’ve heard of a sourdough starter. Matter of fact you’ve pampered and preened your sourdough starters, in hopes of achieving the healthiest…
Is Panera’s Sourdough Bread Authentic? Answered!
If you love sourdough bread, then it’s time to venture out and try some authentic loaves with complex flavors. If you’re familiar…
What is Hooch? – Your Quick Guide to Hooch Definitions
Sourdough bakers might know of hooch. In fact, hooch is a type of liquid that forms atop a sourdough starter and is…
Sourdough Boule Shape, Step-By-Step Guide
There’s something comforting about the classic boule shaped loaves. If you’re a first time baker, then you’d probably stick to a sourdough…
Batard Sourdough Shaping [Your Ultimate Guide]
Before a sourdough loaf is complete it must go through the shaping process, to ensure that it has sufficient tension and a…
Rubaud Method: The Best Way of Mixing Sourdough
One of the essential stages of bread baking is dough mixing. While there are many methods of kneading dough, some are deemed…
Bulk Fermentation Sourdough, Explained! [Your Easy Guide]
Understanding bulk fermentation is essential, especially when it comes to sourdough baking. If you’re a new baker and aren’t quite familiar with…
What are the Origins of Sourdough Bread? Brief History of Sourdough
Baking and devouring loaf after loaf of sourdough bread is all well and good. But do you know where sourdough came from?…
Sourdough Baking Temperature Guide: Right Temperature to Bake Sourdough Bread
The final steps in making sourdough bread, is of course the baking. Baked bread is one of the best things in the…
Do you recognize the 3 early warning signs of underproofed bread?
If you are tired of baking underproofed loaves, then you’re at right place. In this post we’ll check how to recognize early…
Why Is My Sourdough so Dense? 19 Tips for Perfect Sourdough
I bet that many times you have wondered “Why is my sourdough so dense?” Creating the perfect sourdough bread in the first…
Easy Steps to Rescue Overproofed Sourdough (Tried and Tested)
New bakers being faced with a supposed calamity of an over-proofed sourdough should cease panicking. Try to work out how to rescue…
What’s the Best Flour for Sourdough? Types of Flour (Beginner’s Guide)
Sourdough bread is a delightfully flavorful and nutritious loaf of bread. Though, to bake sourdough bread, you would require a great deal…
Autolyse Bread: Mixing Flour the Right Way [Simple Guide]
Have you ever come across a sourdough recipe, where the baking process mentions an autolyse? The autolyse is a vital step in…
Proofing Basket Alternatives – What You Need to Know
Proofing your dough is an important process in all bread baking. Skipping this step will result in failed loaves, so here’s what…
Sourdough Bread for Beginners: Full Guide
Some may find sourdough bread recipes daunting. But as long as you’re following a method, the process is fairly simple, and quite…
Best Oven Baking Sourdough Temperature: Tips and Tricks
Prepping your sourdough starter so that its ready for your sourdough bread recipe can be a bit of a challenge in itself.…
Can You Bake Sourdough Pan Bread? (Yes! Here’s How)
Before your sourdough is ready for baking, it needs to be shaped. The best way to do this without any fuss, is…
How to Score Sourdough Bread – Best Tips for Scoring Sourdough in 2022
Scoring sourdough bread might be one of the toughest challenges new bakers may have to face. There’s no right or wrong way…
Sourdough Hydration Process – Everything You Need to Know and More
Welcome to the world of sourdough. It’s one of the oldest bread-making techniques in existence, but this doesn’t mean it’s outdated. In…
Reasons Why Sourdough Starter Smells + Ways to Fix It
Most may find that when planning to bake sourdough bread, preparing the starter can be a little daunting. Simply put, the starter…
How to Get Large Holes in Sourdough Bread – Perfect Sourdough Tips
Achieving large holes in your sourdough bread is the goal of many sourdough bakers. Dense textured sourdough is a common problem amongst…
Why is My Sourdough Bread Gummy? – Solving Chewy Sourdough Problems
We’ve all had our fair share of failure. And for bakers there is no limitations to annoyance and frustration. You’ve tried your…
Sourdough Not Rising – What Went Wrong and How to Fix It
Need help fixing the minor mishaps in your sourdough? Then you’ve come to the right place! There are many complications a new…
Natural Bread Coloring: A Homebaker’s Guide
Weclome to the homebaker’s guide to natural bread coloring. Winter is perfect time to slow our lives down, to set up some…
7 essential keys for successful sourdough baking
Few months ago I wrote about 6 biggest challenges in sourdough baking a beginner can face. You know, sourdough bricks, moldy starters,…
Six biggest challenges when starting sourdough baking and how to overcome them
When I first tried sourdough bread baking four years ago it was anything but easy. I gave up several times. Moldy sourdough…