Classic Sourdoughs, Revised A Home Baker's Handbook

Bread lovers and baking enthusiasts who covet the mouthwatering aroma and tantalizing taste of the most esteemed of breads, sourdough, will delight in CLASSIC SOURDOUGHS, an updated version of our essential baker'?s companion, WORLD SOURDOUGHS FROM ANTIQUITY. Author and sourdough aficionado Ed Wood describes the basics of preparing a sourdough culture, and then moves on to building, shaping, and baking these storied loaves from the ground up. En route, Wood mixes hard science with a profound respect for baking traditions, emphasizing the importance of ingredient selection and paying homage to the baking techniques practiced by the ancient Egyptians. Baking, history, chemistry, cultural anthropology-this is truly a sourdough magnum opus, an engaging, authoritative volume that, most importantly, will show you how to prepare these scrumptious breads in your own kitchen.'A Includes over 90 delicious recipes and an up-to-date chapter on baking authentic sourdoughs in bread machines.'A New information on Dr. Wood's latest discovery-a culture considered to be the authentic San Francisco sourdough-that will allow you to re-create the world-famous taste of San Francisco bread in your own home.

Preface • xi
 
Introduction • 1
 
 
ONE
The Birth and Life of Sourdough • 5
 
TWO
The Ingredients of Sourdough Bread • 13
 
THREE
Putting It All Together • 25
 
FOUR
Recipes • 37
Basic Sourdough Bread • 38
San Francisco Sourdough • 40
French White Bread • 42
Light Swedish Limpa • 44
Tanya’s Peasant Black Bread • 46
French Bread • 48
Whole Wheat Bread • 50
Date Bread • 51
Cranberry-Nut Sourdough • 52
Cranberry-Blueberry Rye • 53
La Cloche Sourdough • 54
Braided Egg Bread • 55
Challah • 57
Malt Beer Bread • 59
Baguettes • 61
Bread Ring • 63
Cheese Bread • 64
Cheese-Onion Bread • 66
Onion Bread • 67
Onion-Olive Bread • 68
Potato Bread • 69
Rosemary Bread • 71
Graham and Cracked Wheat Bread • 72
Barm Brack • 73
Oatmeal Bread • 74
Sunflower Bread • 75
Walnut Bread • 77
Herb Bread • 78
Cinnamon-Raisin-Nut Bread • 80
Austrian Christmas Bread • 81
German Christmas Bread (Stollen) • 82
Swedish Christmas Bread • 83
Basic No-Knead Sourdough • 85
No-Knead White French Bread • 86
No-Knead Barm Brack • 87
Tanya’s No-Knead Russian Black Bread • 88
No-Knead German Spelt  Bread • 89
No-Knead Kamut Bread • 90
Kamut Bread • 91
Prairie Flax Bread • 92
Basic Durum Bread • 93
Durum Rye Bread • 94
Durum Sunflower Bread • 95
Spelt Bread • 96
German Spelt Bread • 98
Austrian Spelt Bread • 99
Caraway Spelt Bread • 100
Herb Spelt Bread • 101
Cinnamon Spelt Rolls • 102
Finnish Rye Bread • 104
Raisin Rye Bread • 105
Sour Cream Rye Bread • 107
Caraway Rye Bread • 108
German Rye Bread • 109
Austrian Wheat Rye Bread • 110
Pumpernickel Rye Bread • 111
Dark Pumpernickel Bread • 112
Cinnamon Rolls • 113
Salted Pretzels • 114
Caraway Crunchies • 115
Bagels • 116
Pizza • 117
Cheese Brioche • 118
Crumpets • 119
English Muffins • 120
Caraway Croissant Rolls • 121
Butterflake Rolls • 122
Poppy Seed Rolls • 123
Parker House Rolls • 124
Whole Wheat Muffins • 125
Spiced Buns • 126
Sourdough Biscuits • 127
Hamburger Buns • 128
Caraway Hot Dog Buns • 129
Khubz Arabi • 131
Kaahk Ramazan • 132
Psomi • 134
Khubz with Hilbeh • 135
Saluf • 136
Khubz Saj • 137
Yukon Flapjacks • 139
Austrian Rye Pancakes • 140
Apple Pancakes • 141
Maple Pancakes • 142
Yukon Sourdough Waffles • 143
Rye Waffles • 144
Ham Waffles • 145
Buttermilk Waffles • 146
Gingerbread Waffles • 147
Whole Wheat Waffles • 148
Sour Cream Waffles • 149
Blueberry Waffles • 150
 
FIVE
Baking Sourdoughs with Bread Machines • 151
Basic Bread • 154
Light Swedish Limpa • 155
Tanya’s Peasant Black Bread • 156
Anise Rye Bread • 157
Caraway Rye Bread • 158 
Cheese-Onion Bread • 159
Saudi Date Bread • 160
Oatmeal Bread • 161 
Sour Cream Rye Bread • 162 
Sunflower Bread • 163
 
 
About the Authors • 165
Cultures from Sourdoughs International • 167
Index • 175