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This page is our sourdough bread guides. Of course, it all begins with your sourdough starter. Be sure to visit the Sourdough Starter Guide section to first create your own sourdough starter from scratch, learn how to maintain it, and if necessary, store it when not in use. Most of these sourdough bread guides are easy to follow, but if you’re not sure then just CONTACT ME for more help.

How To Feed, Maintain and Store Your Sourdough Starter

April 14, 2020

A sourdough starter is how we cultivate the wild yeast in a form that we can use for baking. Since wild yeast are present in all flour, the easiest way to make a starter is simply by combining flour and water and letting it sit for several days.

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How do I know when my bread is baked?

April 16, 2019

It can be difficult sometimes to tell if your bread if baked through. Below are a couple of ways of making sure all your hard work in baking your sourdough bread is baked to perfection, every time.

Caring For Your Sourdough Starter

April 11, 2019

If you’re not baking every week and don’t want to feed your starter every day, you can keep it in the fridge. It is best to feed your sourdough every week.

Bakers Percentage Made Easy

March 12, 2019

A sourdough bread site with added maths lessons. It's not as difficult as you might think, so we'll step through it slowly.

All About Hydration

February 26, 2019

One of the most important things to think about when making bread is what hydration level you are using in any given formula.

How To Make A Sourdough Starter

August 21, 2018

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Sourdough Bread

Made with the simple basic ingredients of flour, water and salt; there are three distinct stages to making a sourdough loaf (1) The Starter (2) The Ferment and (3) The Dough itself.

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I want to offer and share information, tips, techniques, recipes and tools for the home baker, with an above average interest in the art of sourdough bread making.