Focaccia is one of the most satisfying breads you can bake at home. With its crisp golden crust, pillowy crumb, and generous drizzle of olive oil, it’s a showstopper that’s surprisingly easy to make. What makes sourdough focaccia even more special is the added depth of flavour: the gentle tang of a natural starter balances perfectly with sweet or savoury toppings.

There’s something deeply comforting about the pairing of potatoes and rosemary. Soft, earthy potatoes bring a tender, moist crumb to sourdough bread, while rosemary adds a fragrant lift that fills your kitchen with the smell of a rustic countryside bake. This combination isn’t new—it’s been a staple in Italian baking for generations—but when folded into a tangy sourdough loaf, it feels both homely and special at the same time.

The protein content of flour plays an important role in every stage of sourdough bread-making, from cultivating a lively starter to baking the perfect loaf. This article explores how protein content affects your sourdough. We’ll also cover how to calculate protein content for individual flours and blends, and provide calculators to simplify the process.

Stencilling on sourdough bread is a wonderful way to add an artistic touch to your homemade loaves. In this step-by-step guide, we’ll walk you through the process of stencilling on sourdough bread, from choosing the right stencil, to applying it perfectly on your dough.

There’s something special about seasonal baking that brings an extra layer of creativity and joy to the kitchen. As the weather cools down and autumn arrives, I often bake a pumpkin-shaped sourdough bread. In this article I’ll share some helpful tips and step-by-step instructions to guide you through the process!

I enjoy every step of bread making, from kneading the dough to shaping. But by far my favourite part is the scoring—there is something so satisfying about it! And while I may often use the same bread recipe, I try to use different scoring designs as much as possible.

Sourdough bread only contains the most basic ingredients, and yet the end result is full of flavour and complexity. Follow our process to make the perfect loaf!

The great thing about a sourdough starter is that it only needs to be developed once. After that, it will require a minimum amount of maintenance to be kept ‘alive’, but it’s absolutely worth the effort!

A basic sourdough recipe requires just a few simple ingredients: flour, water and salt. But the magic happens when you add the sourdough starter! If you have the right tools, a bit of patience and some discipline, making a starter from scratch won’t be a difficult task.