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I wrote a pizza book I've been working on something for a long time, and I'm ready to share it with you. My second book, The Perfect Pizza: The Craft and Science of Homemade Pizza, Focaccia, Flatbreads, and More, is available for pre-order. This book picks up where The Perfect Loaf left off. Every recipe is naturally leavened with a sourdough starter, no commercial yeast. I wrote it for home ovens first (though I cover other setups too), with recipes that range from a go-to weeknight pizza...
My spring baking reset If your baking has felt heavy and slow all winter, this is your reset. Three recipes this week, all built for speed and simplicity—but also recipes I find myself drawn to in the spring (apricots, herbs!). My pain de mie is sandwich bread that quietly outperforms everything else in your bread box. Soft, fine-crumbed, and engineered for slicing. The sourdough discard lemon cake that leans into spring without trying too hard, IMO. It's bright, tender, and a perfect way to...
An Ode to Sourdough Bagels For the past few weeks, I've been working on updates to my Sourdough Bagel recipe (both in my cookbook and on the website). They're pretty awesome as-is, but I've been adding a little whole-grain flour, a different same-day fermentation schedule, and a way for me to make these easier on the regular (we eat a lot of bagels here!). Here's what I've been playing with in this recipe: Using my pasta madre (panettone starter) for low acidity. A regular starter can be...