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The last time I made mine was in 2021. I used the water submersion technique and it was messy. I had zero knowledge on pasta madre and...

If you have a pasta madre, you would know that we have to refresh and maintain it daily. Sure, we can just tie it and put in the fridge...

Who loves chocolate? While the classic orange and raisin panettone is light and refreshing, chocolate panettone is decadent and rich. I...

Yes and no. I am currently using the Hanna Instruments Foodcare pH Meter for bread and dough. It's easy to use and care for. I also...

Many of us use the pasta madre for the sole purpose of making panettone. Many of us make panettone only for that few months around...

You have created your own pasta madre. You took so much time to make it. You might have given it a name (mine is Bobster, nice to meet...

You have created your own sourdough starter. Now what? How do you maintain it if you don't bake every day? How do you keep it active and...

There are so many posts like this online. You can find plenty of these on YouTube too. So, I don't know why I still get requests on how...

Pasta madre and lievito madre are used interchangeably, I noticed, but I've always used pasta madre. So, let's stick to that. This is the...

Open crumb. This is what many home bakers want to achieve. Of course, we get bread. Of course, it's food. Of course, open crumb should be...

You can't mess up a focaccia. You just can't. If you're new to sourdough, a sourdough focaccia must be one of your early bakes. It helps...

Yes you read that right. Actually, I like to make this recipe into muffins, so these are sourdough chocolate chip muffins! Here's the...

I love this recipe. You can even use unfed sourdough that's been sitting in your fridge. Just make sure they aren't too acidic. Those not...

I like my traditional bagels. It should be crusty and chewy. I don't like soft bagels that are just like sandwich breads, only shaped...

The reason I came up with this recipe is because there were many requests on Instagram for a 100% sourdough recipe with less tang. This...

What is sweet stiff starter? Essentially, you use your existing liquid starter and feed it with flour, less water and a bit of sugar. It...

For you sourdough lovers, you can also make Squishsquishbread with great success. Before you proceed with making this recipe, please...

Who struggles with baguettes? Can't get both open crumb AND ears? I suggest making burst baguettes, no scoring, no shaping, no baking...

Baguettes are hard to master. There's the proofing, the shaping, the scoring, the baking. Crumb should be open but even, ears should flip...