sourdough Posts

loaf of sourdough bread

Here’s how I streamline my sourdough baking

Cut to the chase — and still get great results.

Oct 15, 2021
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Do you think you killed your sourdough starter?

Your starter hasn’t been fed in months and looks awful, but it’s OK — really.

Sep 2, 2021
Sourdough culture in a clear glass jar.

Ask the Bread Coach: Can sourdough starter be too active?

Sometimes the secret to a tall loaf is a starter that’s been slowed down.

Jul 29, 2021
Bacon-Chessar-Chive Scones

Take a break from boring breakfasts

These sourdough scones rise above the crowd

Apr 19, 2021
Sourdough ear

Everything to know about sourdough ears

Scoring tips to create a dramatic crust

Feb 16, 2021
Cross section of open crumb sourdough

Producing an open crumb in sourdough bread

A guide to lighter, loftier loaves

Nov 5, 2020
Sliced seeded sourdough next to cup of grains

3 ways to switch up your bread baking

Simple tips to break your bread routine

Oct 28, 2020
New York-Style Sourdough Pizza Cubano

The classic Cubano gets a pizza treatment

A Latin-inspired sourdough pizza from Bryan Ford

Oct 22, 2020
Sourdough Rye Dessert Focaccia

Sourdough Rye Dessert Focaccia

Bryan Ford shares a sweet spin on focaccia

Sep 24, 2020
A loaf of sourdough bread on a cooling rack next to a starter and a bowl of baking powder and baking soda

How to bake bread without yeast

Overcoming the shortage

May 25, 2020
A no-knead sourdough boule

How to make no-knead sourdough bread

A delicious bread by doing less, not more

Apr 27, 2020
Three buttered sourdough crumpets on a plate.

Sourdough Crumpets

The fastest, easiest, tastiest way ever to use discard starter

Mar 23, 2020
Naturally leavened sourdough bread made with yeast water in place of standard sourdough starter, sliced open and set on a wooden table.

Baking bread with a yeast water starter

Can fruit successfully stand in for flour?

Feb 24, 2020
Jars of preferments

Baking with preferments

Poolish? Biga? Levain? Unlock great flavor by understanding the four key varieties

Feb 5, 2020
Fig and walnut sourdough crust

Fig and Walnut Sourdough

Enjoy this beautifully simple bread studded with fruit and nuts

Jan 18, 2020
Sourdough cinnamon bun topped with icing.

Sourdough Cinnamon Buns

A wintertime favorite

Dec 2, 2019
Dayna Evens in the King Arthur Flour Baking School at the Bread Lab

Baking a difference with Dayna Evans

Her Permanent Bake Sale supports charities through sourdough

Nov 25, 2019

Bulk fermentation, explained

Building strength, volume, and flavor

Jul 22, 2019
Preshaping Bread Dough via @kingarthurflour

Preshaping bread dough

How to set the stage for successful shaping

Feb 8, 2019
Float test for yeast dough sourdough starter via @kingarthurflour

The float test for yeast dough and sourdough starter

Does it really work?

Jan 2, 2019
Maintaining a smaller sourdough starter via @kingarthurflour

Maintaining a smaller sourdough starter

Less waste, same great results!

Oct 30, 2018
Making Classic Pretzels at Home via @kingarthurflour-1

Making pretzels at home

Lye, baking soda, and shaping

Oct 15, 2018
Topping Bread Dough via @kingarthurflour

Topping bread dough

How to add texture, flavor, and nutrition with seeds and grains

Jul 17, 2018
Shaping a Boule via @kingarthurflour

Shaping a Boule

Three ways to shape a round loaf

May 31, 2018