Tag Archives: Sourdough Bread
Meet the Baker Behind the Loaves: Maurizio Leo of The Perfect Loaf
Biology, beer brewing, and engineering…what do they all have in common? Those with backgrounds in these fields tend to find sourdough baking to be quite engaging and relatable. Couple that with a background in cooking good food from scratch, and … Continue reading
Meet the Baker Behind the Loaves: Chiew See of Autumn Baking Diary (Autumn.Kitchen)
Cognitive dissonance – a term for the state of discomfort felt when two or more modes of thought contradict each other. The clashing cognitions may include ideas, beliefs, or the knowledge that one has behaved in a certain way. As one … Continue reading
Sourdough Baking Journal: The 6.25 hour mid-cold proof power outage
Recipe: 20% Levain inoculation (Randolph), 70% bread flour, 15% whole wheat flour, and 15% dark rye flour…80% hydration 2.2% sea salt. Autolyse: 1 hour / Bulk Fermentation: 5.25 hours w/ 4 sets of coil folds. Overnight proof/retard ∼ 15 hours. … Continue reading
Meet the Baker Behind the Loaves: Elaine Boddy of Foodbod Sourdough
As fun as venturing into the rabbit hole of detailed information surrounding each method and technique of sourdough baking can be, new home sourdough bakers at times feel obligated to do so. As a result it becomes easy to get … Continue reading
Sourdough Baking Journal: Poolish loaf w/ home-ground spelt
Recipe: The inspiration behind this recipe came from Ken Forkish’s popular book entitled Flour Water Salt Yeast. Because I was getting my starters ready for bakes later in the week I decided to follow Ken’s ‘white bread with poolish’ recipe. Then … Continue reading
Meet the Baker Behind the Loaves: Kristen Dennis of Full Proof Baking
Home-brewer to professional brewer, home-cook to YouTube chef, home-baker to professional home baker. In recent years social media has given countless passionate individuals the opportunity to take the “leap of faith” and go from hobbyist to professional. As a result … Continue reading
Sourdough Baking Journal: Cinnamon Raisin Nostalgia
Cinnamon Raisin Boules July 9-10, 2020 Recipe: The inspiration behind this recipe came from my middle and high schools years when I would often eat cinnamon raisin bread and cream cheese sandwiches for breakfast on my way to school. To get … Continue reading
Sourdough Baking Journal: Semolina in Sourdough?
Semolina/Bread Flour Batard Loaves – July 9-10, 2020 Recipe: After seeing a lot of posts about using semolina flour in sourdough bread in the two sourdough focused Facebook groups that I’m a member of I did some research and landed … Continue reading










