Table of Contents
Introduction 9
Let's Get Started 11
Creating Your Sourdough Starter 11
Understanding How to Use Your Sourdough Starter 15
Keys to Baking Great Bread 16
Your First Loaf 19
Beginner's Sourdough Bread 20
Crusty Rustic Breads 29
Whole Wheat Country Loaf 31
Buttered Polenta Loaf 32
Semolina Chili-Cheddar Loaf 35
Chai-Spiced Goji Berry Spelt Loaf 36
Mexican Hot Chocolate Rye Loaf 39
Soft Sandwich Loaves and Fluffy Rolls 41
Cracked Barley Sandwich Loaf 43
Orange-Cranberry Milk Bread 45
Potato Sandwich Loaf 49
Braided Brioche 50
Honey Butter Rolls 55
Oat Porridge Brown Bread Rolls 56
Flavorful Filled Breads and Buns 59
Garlic Butter Couronne 61
Sweet Potato-Cardamom Buns 62
Cherry-Chocolate Babka 65
Chocolate-Coconut-Almond Swirls 68
Brioche Lemon Custard Tart with Wine-Poached Plums 71
Flatbreads from Around the World 75
Red Onion and Green Olive Focaccia 77
Rosemary and Olive Oil Fougasse 78
Sesame-Poppy Seed Barbari Bread 81
Whole Wheat Roti 82
Flour Tortillas 85
Scallion Pancakes 86
Focaccia di Recco 89
Fermented Pasta, Noodles and Dumplings 91
Semolina Egg Pasta 93
Ramen Noodles 94
Pork-Ginger Gyoza 97
Potato-Cheddar-Chive Pierogi 99
Basil Ravioli with Sundried Tomato-Ricotta Filling 103
Crispy Crackers and Breadsticks 105
Buttery Charcoal Crackers 107
Manchego Spelt Crackers 108
Seeded Flatbread Crisps 111
Sage-Onion Grissini 112
Spelt and Einkorn Graham Crackers 115
Breakfast Favorites with a Sourdough Twist 117
Sourdough Crepes 119
Lemon-Ricotta Pancakes 120
Cream Cheese Biscuits 123
Blackberry-Ginger Scones 124
Cookie Top Bananas Foster Muffins 127
Liège Waffles 128
Easy Decadent Cakes 131
German Chocolate Cake 133
Streusel Coffee Cake 134
Almond-Orange Olive Oil Cake 137
Piña Colada Upside Down Cake 138
Lemon-Blueberry Pound Cake 141
Zucchini Bread 142
Irresistible Cookies and Brownies 145
Orange-Chocolate Chunk Cookies 147
White Chocolate-Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies 148
Hazelnut Sandies 151
Rosewater-Cardamom-Pistachio Biscotti 152
Butterscotch Fudge Brownies 155
Buttery, Flaky Sourdough Pastries and Tarts 157
Mixed Berry Galette 159
Pear-Pistachio Frangipane Tarts 161
Apricot Dumpling Cobbler 165
Moroccan-Inspired Chicken Empanadas 166
Acknowledgments 169
About the Author 171
Index 172