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The Beginner's Guide to Sourdough: Best-Kept Secrets for Successful Bread Every Time

by Amy Coyne

A practical starting point for sourdough baking

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A practical starting point for sourdough baking

Amy Coyne’s guide organizes sourdough baking into distinct skills, beginning with starter basics and moving through loaves, rolls, sweet bakes, and recipes for using discard. Its 50 recipes range from everyday sandwich breads to more elaborate combinations, with step-by-step photos for longer bakes and QR codes linking to video tutorials. Customizable baking schedules add planning support alongside the recipes, making the book as much a structured introduction to the process as a collection of bread ideas.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Beginners ready to learn about sourdough starters and baking.
  • Home bakers seeking a broad range of sourdough breads, rolls, and sweet recipes.
  • Bakers interested in discard recipes and visual or video-based guidance.

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Sourdough bakingBread-making techniquesStarter and discardRecipe variety

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Book overview

A Masterclass in Sourdough

Discard your worries with this ultimate beginner's guide to sourdough baking! Sourdough enthusiast Amy Coyne has harnessed her decade of experience and compiled her best tips, tricks, and customizable baking schedules in this collection of 50 family-friendly recipes. With long-form bakes containing step-by-step photos and QR codes linked to video tutorials, anyone will be able to make sourdough without breaking a sweat.

Organized to optimize success, each chapter allows you to master a different element of sourdough:

- Kick-start your journey with everything you need to know on starter.

- Craft your first sourdough loaves with confidence using approachable bakes like Easy Crusty Sourdough or Soft Rosemary Bread.

- Conquer artisanal favorites from Everything Bagel Loaves to Chocolate Cherry Sourdough.

- Bake delicious everyday sandwich loaves like Fluffy White Sandwich Bread and Honey Oatmeal Sourdough.

- Shape savory showstoppers from Classic Dinner Rolls to Sourdough Garlic Knots.

- Master stiff-levain treats like The Best Cinnamon Rolls, Caramel Pecan Monkey Bread, or Raised Sourdough Donuts.

- Never let anything go to waste with clever discard recipes.

Whether you want to take a crack at your first starter or broaden your bread baking repertoire, Amy has created a one-stop shop for beginning or continuing your sourdough journey.

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