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Your Complete Sourdough Companion — Answers, Tips, and 40 Delicious Recipes
In a world where sourdough can often feel complicated and intimidating, Elaine Boddy brings everything back to basics. This comprehensive handbook is packed with her best tips, tricks, and troubleshooting advice to help you bake incredible bread with ease and confidence.
Whether you’re short on time, struggling with a sluggish starter, or dealing with overproofed dough, Elaine offers clear, practical solutions for every challenge. With her guidance, anyone can master the craft of sourdough—no stress, no guesswork, just delicious results.
Once you’ve learned the essentials of starter care, dough handling, and timing, dive into 40 versatile recipes that showcase all the ways you can use your starter. From buttery jam-filled rolls and crusty seeded loaves to ciabatta, baguettes, and pizza, each bake is designed to deliver success and flavor. Explore standout creations like the Turmeric & Onion Seed Sandwich Loaf and the Apricot & Almond Babka Loaf.
Elaine’s approachable methods teach you how to adapt a handful of simple master recipes into endless variations—shaped, filled, or seeded to your heart’s content. Paired with stunning photography, every page offers new inspiration for your next loaf.
From your very first starter to your most impressive centerpiece bread, Elaine will guide you through every step of your sourdough journey—and help you become a true sourdough whisperer.
For even more of Elaine’s sourdough expertise, don’t miss:
In a world where sourdough can often feel complicated and intimidating, Elaine Boddy brings everything back to basics. This comprehensive handbook is packed with her best tips, tricks, and troubleshooting advice to help you bake incredible bread with ease and confidence.
Whether you’re short on time, struggling with a sluggish starter, or dealing with overproofed dough, Elaine offers clear, practical solutions for every challenge. With her guidance, anyone can master the craft of sourdough—no stress, no guesswork, just delicious results.
Once you’ve learned the essentials of starter care, dough handling, and timing, dive into 40 versatile recipes that showcase all the ways you can use your starter. From buttery jam-filled rolls and crusty seeded loaves to ciabatta, baguettes, and pizza, each bake is designed to deliver success and flavor. Explore standout creations like the Turmeric & Onion Seed Sandwich Loaf and the Apricot & Almond Babka Loaf.
Elaine’s approachable methods teach you how to adapt a handful of simple master recipes into endless variations—shaped, filled, or seeded to your heart’s content. Paired with stunning photography, every page offers new inspiration for your next loaf.
From your very first starter to your most impressive centerpiece bread, Elaine will guide you through every step of your sourdough journey—and help you become a true sourdough whisperer.
For even more of Elaine’s sourdough expertise, don’t miss:
- Whole Grain Sourdough at Home
- Easy Everyday Sourdough Bread Baking
- The Sourdough Bible
