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Beginner's Sourdough Bread

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Sourdough Bread Baking: Learn Sourdough Step by Step

Welcome to Sourdough Talk, your go-to guide for sourdough bread baking. Discover step-by-step guides, expert tips, easy-to-follow recipes, and more. Want to learn all things sourdough and bake your first loaf?

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Sourdough Bread Recipes

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    Cranberry Walnut Sourdough Bread: Tangy, Nutty, and Delicious
  • Baked beginner's sourdough bread held in hands with a towel around it.
    Beginner's Sourdough Bread Recipe (Easy Step-by-Step)
  • Best homemade sourdough bread sliced in a roasting pan with a towel.
    Best Homemade Sourdough Bread Recipe: My Master Method
  • Loaf made with cold bake sourdough method in roaster.
    Cold Oven Sourdough Bread: Is Cold Baking Worth It?

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Sourdough Calculator

Instantly calculate flour, water, and starter ratios for your sourdough without any math.

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Sourdough 101

Your go-to guide for mastering sourdough bread with beginner tips, essential tools, and step-by-step baking techniques.

  • Sourdough Starter Basics
  • Sourdough Starter Troubleshooting
  • Sourdough Baking Techniques
  • Sourdough Bread Troubleshooting
  • Sourdough Baking Tools
  • Sourdough Resources
Sourdough starter ready for baking in a jar, showing a honeycomb-like texture.

How to Make Sourdough Starter From Scratch

Make your own sourdough starter with this foolproof, super beginner-friendly guide. Follow along step by step, and in just 10 days, you'll have a bubbly starter that everyone gets right!

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Try my ready-to-revive dried sourdough starter

Sourdough Starter Basics

  • A jar of sourdough starter next to a jar of levain, with the lid being held.
    Sourdough Levain: What It Is and How to Make One
  • Sourdough starter peak shown with overhead view on the jar with starter.
    Sourdough Starter Peak: How to Tell When It's Ready to Use
  • Storing sourdough starter: one jar with regular sourdough starter, one with crumbled starter, and one with dried starter.
    How to Store Sourdough Starter for Days, Weeks, or Months
  • Sourdough starter names overlaid on a picture of a sourdough starter in a jar.
    260+ Fun Sourdough Starter Names (Funny, Punny & Cute)

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Sourdough Starter Troubleshooting

  • Overhead view of sourdough starter in a jar.
    42 Sourdough Starter Questions and Answers for Beginners
  • Sourdough starter in a glass jar, fed to its peak, on a cutting board with some flour.
    What is Peak-to-Peak Feeding Method?
  • Sourdough loaf on a wire rack, with a towel underneath.
    101 Sourdough Tips and Tricks Every Baker Needs
  • Neglected sourdough starter with hooch on top.
    What is Sourdough Starter Hooch (Sourdough Starter Liquid)

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Sourdough Baking Techniques

  • Sliced sourdough bread arranged in a woven basket lined with a kitchen towel.
    Beginner's Sourdough Guide: Everything You Need to Start Baking
  • Measuring sourdough dough temperature with a probe thermometer during bulk fermentation.
    The Ultimate Guide to Sourdough Bulk Fermentation
  • Aliquot jar with dough on a digital scale, ready to track percentage rise during sourdough bulk fermentation.
    Aliquot Jar Method: How to Track Sourdough Bulk Fermentation
  • Sourdough mixed with a bowl scraper for autolyse in a glass mixing bowl.
    How to Autolyse Sourdough: A Beginner's Guide
  • Hands stretching dough during windowpane test.
    What Is Windowpane Test? How to Check Gluten Development in Sourdough
  • Loaf of sourdough bread in a loaf pan inside the oven.
    How to Bake Sourdough in a Loaf Pan (Double Loaf Pan Method)

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Close-up of a sourdough loaf with a lifted sourdough ear.

Master the Perfect Sourdough Ear

From starter to oven, our step-by-step guide covers all the essential sourdough techniques and shows you exactly how to bake for Instagram-worthy results.

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Sourdough Bread Troubleshooting

  • Folded bread dough during bulk fermentation in a glass bowl.
    30 Sourdough Bulk Fermentation FAQs (With Clear Answers)
  • Underproofed sourdough bread loaf with a triangle shape on a wooden board.
    Underproofed Sourdough Bread: How to Recognize and Fix It
  • Sourdough in a banneton ready for proofing.
    20 Sourdough Bread Proofing FAQs (Answered)
  • A Dutch oven with sourdough bread wrapped in a kitchen towel.
    How to Make Sourdough Less Sour: 11 Simple Tips

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Portrait of Irina, author and sourdough baker.

Hi, I'm Irina!

A self-taught sourdough baker with over 30 years of home-baking experience. I now bake under a Cottage Food Permit from my own kitchen, where every loaf is personal, and every bake tells a story.

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Sourdough Baking Tools

  • Sourdough bread in a Dutch oven on the oven rack.
    Best Dutch Oven for Sourdough Bread: A Complete Guide
  • Two jars: one is a sourdough starter jar with starter, and the other contains pesto.
    Best Sourdough Starter Jar (or Sourdough Starter Container)
  • Sliced sourdough bread in a bread basket, with a bread knife on a cutting board.
    Best Bread Knife for Sourdough: 7 Top Picks for Perfect Slices
  • Bannetons stacked upside down.
    Types of Bannetons, Brotforms, And Bread Proofing Baskets

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Portrait of Irina, author and sourdough baker.

Hi! I'm Irina!

I'm a self-taught sourdough baker with over 30 years of home-baking experience. I now hold a Cottage Food Permit to operate my home-based bakery.

MORE ABOUT ME

Sourdough Bread Recipes

  • Baked beginner’s sourdough bread held in hands with a towel around it.
    Beginner's Sourdough Bread Recipe (Easy Step-by-Step)
  • Best homemade sourdough bread sliced in a roasting pan with a towel.
    Best Homemade Sourdough Bread Recipe: My Master Method
  • Loaf of sourdough bread in a loaf pan inside the oven.
    How to Bake Sourdough in a Loaf Pan (Double Loaf Pan Method)
  • Small batch sourdough bread loaf on a wooden board with a kitchen towel.
    Small Batch Sourdough Bread For Two

Sourdough Basics

  • Jars showing sourdough starter at different stages of creation.
    How to Make Sourdough Starter In 10 Days (Easy Beginner Recipe)
  • Sourdough starter in a jar after feeding, overhead view.
    Sourdough Starter Feeding Ratio Chart (Complete Guide)
  • Measuring sourdough dough temperature with a probe thermometer during bulk fermentation.
    The Ultimate Guide to Sourdough Bulk Fermentation
  • Pyrex measuring cup with sourdough at the end of the bulk fermentation.
    How Do I Know When Bulk Fermentation Is Done?

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