Get the best tips for start and maintain a sourdough starter, the best tools to use, how to use your discard and more.
Craving more sourdough baking in your everyday routine? This post is for you! Learn how to meal plan with your sourdough starter- easily! Today, I’m teaching you how I’ve replaced all our store-bought baked goods with homemade bread made from scratch. I know baking bread can be intimidating when you first start, but if you…
Learn how to use sourdough discard creatively for a no-waste kitchen! I share the best ways to use your discard here, from delicious sweet treats to savory recipes, feeding your chickens, and more. What Is Sourdough Discard? Sourdough discard is the portion of leftover sourdough starter you may have after using your active starter to…
This guide to feeding and maintaining your sourdough starter will teach you everything you need to keep your starter healthy, active, and ready to make delicious bread. About Sourdough Starter Feeding or refreshing your sourdough is the process of giving your starter fresh flour and water. The living bacteria and wild yeast in your starter…
Learn how to start a sourdough starter from scratch with this easy step-by-step recipe.  I’ve included notes on each day of feeding, the best flour to use, and frequently asked questions. I know that getting a started with sourdough can be intimidating.  Over the years, I have created new starters several times and used them…
Are you a beginner sourdough bread baker hoping for a beautiful score on your loaf? After much trial and error, I’m here to help you become a sourdough bread scoring queen! To tell the truth, I baked dozens of loaves before finally cracking the code and achieving consistent scores that do not break open or…
These seven easy sourdough recipes are perfect for beginner bakers! The process of sourdough can be overwhelming when you are brand new. Though I have been creating sourdough baked goods for over six years, it took me some time to work up the courage to bake bread! Instead, I stuck to simple recipes like pancakes…
Learn how to strengthen a weak sourdough starter with these easy tips! A sourdough starter is a life-giving resource for making beautiful loaves of bread, rolls, and cookies. A healthy, active starter will be bubbly and teeming with good bacteria and yeast. This vibrant bacteria is what ferments and raises your bread loaves. A starter…
Let’s dive into a simple sourdough bread-scoring snowflake tutorial that will allow you to create a beautiful snowflake design on your bread! Bread scoring can be an intimidating part of sourdough bread baking.  And while you could sit on the sidelines and create simple sourdough scores like a cross shape or an ear, it’s pretty…
These easy sourdough bread baking schedules make the baking process clear and easy to understand. Â Scroll through the post for a few free downloadable schedules. You are not alone if you feel intimidated by sourdough. I owned an established sourdough starter for several YEARS before I attempted to make a loaf of bread. Â My…
These simple and easy sourdough bread scoring patterns will help you produce beautiful loaves while perfecting your scoring process! Scoring sourdough bread is both form and function-a deep score allows steam to escape in one direction while the bread bakes. Artistic scoring is light and shallow, adding beautiful designs and patterns to the dough. My…
If you are a beginner sourdough baker, these essential tips are for you! Homemade sourdough bread can be intimidating, it’s true. When I started my journey six years ago, I was so nervous that I did not make a loaf of bread for several years! I stuck to easy recipes like discard cookies, crackers and…
If you are new to the sourdough bread-baking journey, you may wonder what supplies you need to start. The good news is that it’s a lot less than you may think! Simple is the name of the game when it comes to sourdough bread baking, no matter how fancy those swoon-worthy loaves look. When I first started…
