This health-focused guide is the perfect starting point for anyone looking to make sourdough bread from ancient and whole grains. These approachable recipes, with step-by-step pictures and helpful tricks, will be an introductory course to the large number of people looking to bake sourdough from all-natural ingredients, that still yield its quintessential taste and texture.
This collection covers everything you need to know about baking sourdough with alternative grains—making a starter from scratch, helpful baking equipment, tackling common problems—so readers walk away feeling like gurus. Recipes address the specific challenges of baking with different grains, offering detailed instructions as well as troubleshooting guides, so readers can fix whatever problems they encounter along the way, making the process nearly foolproof. Perfect Elaine’s easy-to-follow Master Recipe and then apply it to breads made from alternative flours for a rewarding, cleaner product. Enjoy a range of sourdoughs made from wholegrain, rye, einkorn, spelt and more, as well as inventive recipes that play off your starter, such as Spelt and Cheese Focaccia and Buttermilk Sourdough Scones. Recipes combine ancient grains and white flour, for a delicious outcome that clearly reflects Elaine’s hard work in coming up with the perfect flour ratios for the best ancient grain sourdough.
This book has 60 recipes and 60 beauty photos.
About the Author
laine Boddy owns and operates the blog Foodbod Sourdough, a trusted resource on the topic of sourdough. She also teaches courses on proper baking techniques. She has 34k followers on Instagram. Elaine lives in Milton Keynes, England.
Industry Reviews
"If you're interested in sourdough, this is the only book you need. I defy anyone not to produce a decent sourdough using Elaine's master recipe. Once you've done that, Elaine has done all the experimenting so you can get creative with different grains and techniques."
Orlando Murrin, President, Guild of Food Writers
"Elaine's recipes are simple to follow, foolproof and utterly delicious. In her book, you will learn to bake artisanal sourdough like a pro without any unnecessary jargon. This is a book that belongs in every baker's kitchen arsenal."
Hanady Nabut, founder of hanadykitchen.com
"Elaine has a real passion and a genuine desire to demystify the confusing world of sourdough baking. She removes the fear and inspires you to give it a go. This book will allow you to understand the process, explained in layman's terms with stepbystep instructions, that thousands of people worldwide have used successfully to make sourdough. Sourdough is simply the best bread you can eat and Elaine is simply the best teacher. Her book will have you confidently baking sourdough in no time. Learning to make your own sourdough is a life skill well worth acquiring, and this book will set you on that path with ease."
Janice Clyne, founder of Nourished by Nature
"What I love most about this book is the way it came about. Elaine has dedicated the last few years of her life to her social media pages where she personally answers every single question posed to her about sourdough. That's hundreds of questions. This book isn't based on what she thinks people should know about sourdoughshe knows better than anyone what people actually do want to know. Add this to Elaine's simple, delicious and reliable method, and you have a recipe for success."
Simon Page, Manager, Waitrose Cookery School Manager
"I have always baked yeasted bread but wanted to learn about sourdough. Elaine's approach is clear, uncomplicated and the results are fantastic time after time. What else I love about the book is the variety of recipes to use my starter with so I don't throw any of mine away.
Elaine's book gave me the confidence to start to explore using ancient grains too in my bread making. I love the flavour of these types of flours but was unsure on how they worked, I have now had some delicious results using these recipes. Her Einkorn ones are my favourite, again never heard of it before discovering Elaine."
Jessica, Tutor, Waitrose Cookery School
