Sourdough Baking Guide
A practical guide to starter care, fermentation, timing, troubleshooting, and sourdough recipes—written for home bakers.
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Seasonal favorites and reader-loved recipes, curated for every baker.
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Classic Pumpkin Pie
This classic pumpkin pie has a smooth, silky custard with real pumpkin flavor, gently spiced and not too sweet, in a crisp, flaky crust. Instead of evaporated milk, the filling uses milk and cream for a rich and delicate custard. Blending the filling in a food processor and straining it gives the silkiest texture, and…
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Sourdough Pumpkin Bagel Recipe
This sourdough pumpkin bagel recipe brings real pumpkin flavor and warm spice to a classic sourdough bagel — dense, chewy, and made with an active starter instead of commercial yeast. It’s a two-day process built around your starter’s natural fermentation schedule, so most of the time is hands-off while the dough develops flavor. Why This…
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