Beginners Guide

Fruition FocacciaHow to use Sourdough Companion

How to use this website, including how to create an account, upload images and post in the forum.

Beginners Tutorials

Check out Dom's Beginners Page for invaluable help on getting started with Sourdough. A series of 5 basic tutorials on sourdough baking. The tutorials are:

How to make your own starter
How to use short kneads to handle moist doughs and bake a loaf with a yeast-based preferment
The subtleties of proving a loaf using a ‘biga’
How to shape a loaf using a hybrid recipe
The final crucial steps and putting it all together to bake a 100% sourdough loaf.

Tools

Sourdough Calculators and Conversion Tools.

Interviews

Currently containing only a few interviews. For more interviews please checkout Jeremy Shapiro's Stir the Pots. Jeremy is a master interviewer of food people, including bakers. Checkout his site for interviews with the likes of Dan Lepard and Maggie Glezer.

Sourdough and Artisan Baking Links

Originally compiled by Richard Trowsdale. An extensive list of Bakeries, Ovens, Books, Articles, Websites, Ingredients and Courses.







	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
			

Bannetons

Bannetons, brotforms, dough baskets. Available at The Sourdough Shop
Bannetons, Brotforms and Dough Baskets. Exclusive importer Jörg Birnbaum.
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Lames for slashing dough prior to baking from The Sourdough Shop
Quality French and Australian lames from The Sourdough Shop

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