Baking Sourdough

Product Description

Baking is a truly multi-sensory experience; baking with sourdough takes this experience to the next level. Celebrated for its health benefits, superior texture & unique flavour, sourdough goes back to the roots of traditional bread making & gives you the freedom to craft your own dietary staple to your own specifications. Artisan baker, Kevan Roberts, takes readers on a sensory journey through the formation of sourdough from natural yeast to the craft of producing your own perfect loaf, before extending this knowledge to make croissants, pancakes, pizza & more. Step-by-step photographs, detailed guides & original recipes provide a thorough & inspiring understanding of the sourdough process. It

Includes:: the history & development of sourdough; how to build & maintain a healthy sourdough starter; essential equipment, methods, & preferments; techniques in kneading, shaping, scoring & baking; converting commercial yeasted products to sourdough; gluten-free sourdough & finally, a comprehensive troubleshooting guide. Thirty detailed recipes are given from a basic starter to international breads & creative bakes. Baking Sourdough enables all bread-lovers
- from professionals looking for a means of bulk producing the same sour hit every time to at-home bakers taking their initial steps into baking with natural yeast
- to create their own freshly baked sourdough, again & again.