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Sourdough For Beginners
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Sourdough for Beginners
The answers to all your burning bread-baking questions.
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Skills
Take a break from baking bread while the weather is hot!
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Here’s How to Use Your Sourdough Starter in Practically Any Baked Good
Sourdough for Beginners
Don't let your discard go to waste!
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Sourdough Crumpets Are the Best, Easiest Thing to Make with Your Sourdough Starter
Recipes
You only need three very basic ingredients to make them.
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Comfort Me with Sourdough: An Absolute Beginner's Guide
Sourdough for Beginners
Our team is all-in on sourdough. Want to join us? It's the best baking adventure of all, and everything you need to get started is right here.
Meghan Splawn
Apr 21, 2020
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Sourdough for Beginners
It's an easy, rewarding way to use up your sourdough starter discard.
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Apr 15, 2020
7 Sourdough Tools to Make You a Bread-Baking Pro
Shopping
Non-essential, but definitely handy.
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How to Know if Your Sourdough Starter Is Ready for Bread Baking
Sourdough for Beginners
There's one test that eliminates the guesswork.
Meghan Splawn
Apr 1, 2020
“I Went With Quaran-Tina.” 7 Food Pros on How They Named Their Sourdough Starters.
Sourdough for Beginners
From Goldie Hawn to Timothée Chalamet, here are the names that 7 food pros chose for their sourdough starter.
Jesse Szewczyk
Mar 31, 2020
The First Thing to Make with Your Sourdough Starter Isn't Bread
Sourdough for Beginners
This is the absolute best use for your starter's discard.
Meghan Splawn
Mar 29, 2020
This Bestselling Dutch Oven on Amazon Is Perfect for Sourdough
Sourdough for Beginners
This option comes highly-rated by nearly 10,000 Amazon shoppers (especially sourdough enthusiasts).
Lauren Masur
Mar 26, 2020
A Smart Reddit Tip on Where to Find Flour Right Now
Quarantine Cooking
If you can't find flour in your local grocery store or online, there's still hope.
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Everything You Need to Make Sourdough Bread at Home
Starter Kit
You probably already have most of these already.
Sheela Prakash
Mar 25, 2020