The Beginner's Guide to Sourdough

by Amy Coyne

ISBN: 9798890033161

Published: 2025-09-02

Known for her beginner-friendly sourdough masterclass and family-friendly recipes, Amy Coyne has years of experience teaching others how to make their own natural yeast bread. The book is an extension of that knowledge, organized in a way to optimize success; each recipe builds on the last, walking a reader through everything from their first bulk fermentation to the turn and folds of artisanal loaves and the stiff levain-bases of sweets treats. Each chapter opens with a longform recipe that showcases the style of sourdough explored in those pages. These central, representative recipes provide readers with an expanded method and ample step-by-step images that ensure understanding not only in that first bake but in every one that follows. And once a reader has mastered their first beginner-oriented loaf—or perhaps their first few with recipes like Easy Three Cheese Sourdough Bread, Sheet Pan Focaccia and Sourdough Bread Bowls? Then they’re ready to explore crusty artisan breads,...