The Complete Guide to Sourdough Bread: From Starter to Artisan Loaves

di Spencer Westel (Autore)

Spencer Westel, 2025

Discover the transformative art of sourdough bread baking with this comprehensive guide that takes you from complete beginner to confident artisan baker. Whether you've never baked bread before or you're looking to elevate your sourdough skills, this book provides everything you need to create bakery-quality loaves in your own kitchen. What You'll Learn: Start your sourdough journey by understanding the fascinating science behind natural fermentation. Learn how wild yeast and beneficial bacteria work together to create bread with superior flavor, texture, and digestibility. This isn't just a recipe book—it's a complete education in the principles that make sourdough baking both an art and a science. Create and Maintain Your Starter: Follow detailed, foolproof instructions for creating your own sourdough starter from scratch using just flour and water. Discover how to nurture your starter, recognize when it's ready to use, and maintain it for years to come. Learn feeding schedules, storage techniques, and how to revive a neglected starter. Your starter becomes a living partner in your baking journey. Master the Fundamentals: Walk through your first loaf with confidence using step-by-step guidance that demystifies every stage of the process. Understand autolyse, bulk fermentation, folding techniques, shaping, proofing, and scoring. Learn to read your dough, recognize fermentation cues, and develop the intuition that separates good bakers from great ones. Troubleshoot Like a Pro: Encountering problems is part of the learning process. This guide includes comprehensive troubleshooting for common issues like dense crumb, lack of oven spring, gummy texture, flat loaves, and overproofing. Each problem comes with clear explanations of what went wrong and practical solutions to fix it, so you can learn from every bake. Explore Diverse Styles: Once you've mastered the basic loaf, expand your repertoire with whole wheat sourdough, rye bread, high-hydration loaves, crispy baguettes, herb-studded focaccia, and authentic pizza dough. Each style is explained with specific techniques, hydration levels, and timing adjustments. Discover how different flours, hydration percentages, and fermentation schedules create dramatically different results. Advanced Techniques: Take your baking to the next level with professional techniques including lamination, coil folding, cold retardation for flavor development, steam generation for maximum oven spring, and scoring patterns that create stunning ear formation. Learn to control fermentation temperature, adjust recipes for your environment, and develop your own signature style. Your Baking Journey Starts Here: This isn't just about following recipes—it's about developing skills, building intuition, and joining a global community of bakers who find joy in the simple magic of flour, water, salt, and time. Every loaf teaches you something new. Every bake builds your confidence. Whether you're seeking a rewarding hobby, healthier bread options, or the satisfaction of creating something beautiful with your own hands, sourdough baking offers endless discovery. Start your journey today and experience the pride of pulling a perfectly golden, crackling loaf from your oven—bread that you created from scratch, naturally leavened, and baked with knowledge and care.

• Autore: Spencer Westel
• Anno edizione: 2025
• Editore: Spencer Westel
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798232126490