Sourdough Every Day: Your Guide to Using Active and Discard Starter for Artisan Bread, Rolls, Pasta, Sweets and More

by Hannah Dela Cruz

Overview

55 Creative Recipes for Your Daily Dose of Sourdough

Take your sourdough baking to the next level with Hannah Dela Cruz’s innovative recipes for rustic loaves, soft sandwich breads, flatbreads, crackers, pasta, breakfast favorites, desserts and more using your active and discard starter. A self-taught home baker herself, Hannah guides you easily through all the steps of sourdough baking, from how to create and maintain your starter, to how to bake your first loaf, to making an incredible range of breads and more. She’ll even show you how to transform your extra discard into delicious sourdough-inspired treats.

Use your active starter to make classics like the Whole Wheat Country Loaf and twists on traditional flavors like the Mexican Hot Chocolate Rye Loaf or the Semolina Chili-Cheddar Loaf. Add an extra-special touch to your lunchtime sandwich with Honey Butter Rolls, and savor filled breads like Sweet Potato–Cardamom Buns, Garlic Butter Couronne and Cherry-Chocolate Babka.

Not to mention, Hannah’s brilliant discard recipes are the perfect waste-free solution for sourdough lovers who hate throwing away the extra discard after they feed their starter. She shows you how to use your discard in breakfast treats, cakes, cookies, snacks, pasta dough, dumplings and indulgent desserts, all enhanced with that signature sourdough flavor. With so many options for beginners and experienced bakers alike, this collection will get you excited to bake sourdough every day of the week!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781645672029
Publisher:	Page Street Publishing
Publication date:	12/15/2020
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	206,017
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Hannah Dela Cruz is the founder of Make It Dough, a sourdough baking blog that won the Saveur magazine Special Interest award. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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

Editorial Reviews

This book inspires and motivates, pushing us to get in the kitchen, scoop out some sourdough starter and get baking.”
—Maurizio Leo, founder of The Perfect Loaf

“The possibilities with sourdough are truly endless, and you’ll love discovering what you can make with your starter—let Hannah show you how!”
—Elaine Boddy, author of Whole Grain Sourdough at Home and founder of foodbod Sourdough

“Sourdough Every Day will inspire you with its mouthwatering and wide-ranging collection of recipes. It’s a must-have for any sourdough baker!”
—Michael Hilburn, host of The Sourdough Podcast

“Hannah’s instructions have always made things easier for us home bakers. Her new book captures that same simplicity.”
—Jim Challenger , founder of Challenger Breadware

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