Sourdough Recipes + Guides

Below you’ll find a list of recipes, guides, and essays on baking with wild yeast shared both here and elsewhere. For in-person baking opportunities, visit the Workshops list.

Guides

How to Make a Sourdough Starter essay and instructions to make your own sourdough starter from wild yeast

Basic Sourdough Starter Maintenance (PDF)

This guide was written to accompany sourdough starter shared from my own jar and sent through the mail. If this doesn’t apply to your starter, disregard the “What to Do First” portion, and refer to the rest of the sheet for everyday sourdough starter maintenance.

Recipes

Country Boule an essential, classic sourdough bread

Apple Cake a sourdough-leavened cake based on the recipe from The Apple Cake

Sourdough Pumpkin Cookies perfectly soft and chewy cookies leavened with wild yeast