Sourdough bread, needing only three core ingredients, may seem simple to make: Mix the dough, let it ferment, shape it, and bake. Yet anyone who’s tried to make bread with a living, ever-evolving ...

I stumbled on Ken Forkish’s Evolutions in Bread just as I was giving up on baking sourdough bread. Giving up was, perhaps, too strong a term. More accurate: letting my starter languish in the back of ...

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...

This easy sourdough sandwich bread recipe makes a delicious loaf of homemade bread that is soft, fluffy and perfect for sandwiches and toast. All you need is an active starter, a few simple ...

Baker Andrew Stump of Madeleine Bakery & Bistro in Pittsburgh makes a killer loaf of sourdough. “Texture is so important for sourdough,” he says. Although his careful process and precise technique ...

Bake up a loaf of sourdough to enjoy on its own or to incorporate in another recipe, then use the discard to add a touch of tang to waffles, crackers, and more. Jodie Kautzmann is an editor, baker, ...

Ever since Taylor Swift announced her obsession with sourdough bread on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast, we’ve been dying to make some ourselves. If she’s in her “granny sh-t” era, then so are we ...

Forget the fancy scoring, and focus on these key principles for sourdough success. Sourdough bread, needing only three core ingredients, may seem simple to make: Mix the dough, let it ferment, shape ...