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Sourdough Bread: Discover the Secret to Making Sourdough Bread from Scratch
ABOUT THIS BOOK
This book is to provide some insight into the history of sourdough, the process necessary to make sourdough bread, and to provide recipes that can be used in the common household kitchen. Throughout the book, there will be mention of technological terminology and some explanation as to the chemical processes that are involved in creating sourdough. While it is not necessary to be a chemist to make sourdough bread and sourdough starters, it is important to understand how things work and what goes into the process of making the bread.
Sourdough recipes all have one thing in the sourdough starter. Before engaging in trying these recipes, it should be noted that the reader should either read the steps to creating your own sourdough starter at home thoroughly or to acquire a pre-made sourdough starter. This is what gives the sourdough its flavor, texture, and consistency. Without it, the bread is simply not sourdough.
About the Author
Sourdough bread is a favorite of this author. However, she has always been afraid to try making it, and using it in different recipes. Once she got over her fears, however, she developed many recipes on making sourdough bread, waffles, and much more, including desserts. She hopes that you find success in baking sourdough products, as she has, and become a little more confident by using this book.
You will find a little history behind sourdough, which is where the author started her journey of learning to make sourdough bread from scratch. She feels it is important to know about something before you attempt to make it. It helps you appreciate the delicacy of the dish, and know where the food you are about to enjoy came from!
This book is to provide some insight into the history of sourdough, the process necessary to make sourdough bread, and to provide recipes that can be used in the common household kitchen. Throughout the book, there will be mention of technological terminology and some explanation as to the chemical processes that are involved in creating sourdough. While it is not necessary to be a chemist to make sourdough bread and sourdough starters, it is important to understand how things work and what goes into the process of making the bread.
Sourdough recipes all have one thing in the sourdough starter. Before engaging in trying these recipes, it should be noted that the reader should either read the steps to creating your own sourdough starter at home thoroughly or to acquire a pre-made sourdough starter. This is what gives the sourdough its flavor, texture, and consistency. Without it, the bread is simply not sourdough.
About the Author
Sourdough bread is a favorite of this author. However, she has always been afraid to try making it, and using it in different recipes. Once she got over her fears, however, she developed many recipes on making sourdough bread, waffles, and much more, including desserts. She hopes that you find success in baking sourdough products, as she has, and become a little more confident by using this book.
You will find a little history behind sourdough, which is where the author started her journey of learning to make sourdough bread from scratch. She feels it is important to know about something before you attempt to make it. It helps you appreciate the delicacy of the dish, and know where the food you are about to enjoy came from!
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27 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 6, 2013
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April 9, 2020
First, let me explain how I generally arrive at my rating. I start with the notion that the book is average, and then things I like result in an added star; ones I don't subtract a star.
What I liked: Overall, the book had a nice bit of interesting history on the use of sourdough, as well as good guidance on how to get a sourdough culture started. I also liked some of the more unique recipes, like sourdough chocolate cake and sourdough brownies.
What I didn't like: The book was marred by errors that could have easily been caught through editing. Being an editor, these will always cry out to me: "Fix me!" I also would have loved to see a little bit of a summary to the book, with some information about the author and contact information, as I'm sure users would have liked to share their own recipes with the author, making either a sequel or a revised edition possible that would grant even more utility to the use of sourdough and more incentive to go through the effort of establishing a good sourdough starter.
What I liked: Overall, the book had a nice bit of interesting history on the use of sourdough, as well as good guidance on how to get a sourdough culture started. I also liked some of the more unique recipes, like sourdough chocolate cake and sourdough brownies.
What I didn't like: The book was marred by errors that could have easily been caught through editing. Being an editor, these will always cry out to me: "Fix me!" I also would have loved to see a little bit of a summary to the book, with some information about the author and contact information, as I'm sure users would have liked to share their own recipes with the author, making either a sequel or a revised edition possible that would grant even more utility to the use of sourdough and more incentive to go through the effort of establishing a good sourdough starter.
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