Category: Beginner Guides

Did someone say bugs? Yes, we did, and they’re in your sourdough starter! Much like fruit attracting fruit flies, your sourdough starter…

We all know the precision required to create, feed and store a sourdough starter. Similarly, a sourdough discard requires some love and…

During bulk fermentation, your dough needs to rest and proof at room temperature. But did you know that your dough can also…

There are many ways to fold and shape your dough in sourdough bread baking. If you’re familiar with the stretch and fold…

You’ve heard of a sourdough starter. Matter of fact you’ve pampered and preened your sourdough starters, in hopes of achieving the healthiest…

If you love sourdough bread, then it’s time to venture out and try some authentic loaves with complex flavors. If you’re familiar…

Sourdough bakers might know of hooch. In fact, hooch is a type of liquid that forms atop a sourdough starter and is…

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…

Before a sourdough loaf is complete it must go through the shaping process, to ensure that it has sufficient tension and a…

One of the essential stages of bread baking is dough mixing. While there are many methods of kneading dough, some are deemed…

Understanding bulk fermentation is essential, especially when it comes to sourdough baking. If you’re a new baker and aren’t quite familiar with…

Baking and devouring loaf after loaf of sourdough bread is all well and good. But do you know where sourdough came from?…

The final steps in making sourdough bread, is of course the baking. Baked bread is one of the best things in the…

If you are tired of baking underproofed loaves, then you’re at right place. In this post we’ll check how to recognize early…

I bet that when your loaf came out of the oven so hard and firm, you’ve asked yourself “Why is my sourdough…

So you’ve found yourself with an over-proofed sourdough, huh? Don’t sweat it! It’s definitely not the end of the world. Your sourdough…

Sourdough bread is a delightfully flavorful and nutritious loaf of bread. Though, to bake sourdough bread, you would require a great deal…

Have you ever come across a sourdough recipe, where the baking process mentions an autolyse? The autolyse is a vital step in…

Proofing your dough is an important process in all bread baking. Skipping this step will result in failed loaves, so here’s what…

Most sourdough problems trace back to temperature. A starter that won’t rise, a dough that ferments too fast, a loaf that comes…

Before your sourdough is ready for baking, it needs to be shaped. The best way to do this without any fuss, is…

Scoring decorative slashes into sourdough bread loaves turns baking from bland to beautiful. But achieving those iconic masterpiece boules with winding wheat…

So, sourdough. It’s like the cool grandparent of the bread world. Been around forever, but suddenly everyone’s rediscovering how awesome it is.…

Most may find that when starting out with baking your own sourdough bread, preparing the starter can be a little scary. After…

Achieving large holes in your sourdough bread is the baking goal. Dense textured sourdough is a common problem, but learning some new…

We’ve all had our fair shares of failure – especially in our culinary pursuits. There are no limitations to annoyance and frustration,…

Need help fixing the minor mishaps in your sourdough? Then you’ve come to the right place! There are many complications a new…

Weclome to the homebaker’s guide to natural bread coloring. Winter is perfect time to slow our lives down, to set up some…