My Everyday Sourdough Bread

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How to Make a Sourdough Starter

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Sourdough Discard Recipes

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Sourdough Bread & Discard Recipes for Home Bakers

Whether you’re new to baking with sourdough or you’ve been baking for years, there’s always something new to learn from the sourdough journey.

I hope to bring these delicious sourdough bread recipes, sourdough discard recipes, and sourdough guides that are all developed, photographed, and baked in my home kitchen to yours!

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2025 Sourdough Tools Gift Guide

2024 sourdough tools gift guide including challenger pan, goldie, bread knife, bench scraper, proofing box, and bread lame.

Check out my favorite updated 2025 Sourdough Tools Gift Guide for you or the sourdough baker in your life!

Tools include my favorite Dutch ovens, bread knives, bread lames, and more!

Favorite Winter Sourdough Recipes

My favorite sourdough winter recipes include citrus, warming spices like cinnamon, and delicious breads and sourdough desserts to get you through the cooler months.

Preserved lemon and rosemary sourdough bread stacked on top of each other on a cutting board

Preserved Lemon & Rosemary Sourdough Bread

Use woodsy rosemary and bright salted lemons for a unique winter bread.

Sourdough maple pecan sticky bun on a plate with a fork.

Sourdough Sticky Buns

These gooey sticky buns are made with a maple pecan topping and a soft brioche dough!

Sourdough beignets dusted with powdered sugar on a plate with Mardi Gras colors

Sourdough Beignets

These Mardi Gras classic treats are surprisingly easy to make and come together in just a few hours!

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Sourdough Cinnamon Raisin Bread

This delicious and easy cinnamon raisin bread has a perfect cinnamon raisin swirl!

Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Frosting in a Cast Iron Skillet

Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls

These rolls are made with buttery sourdough brioche, rolled in cinnamon sugar, and topped with brown butter cream cheese frosting.

Sourdough Dinner Rolls with Rosemary in pan

Sourdough Dinner Rolls with Rosemary

My go-to sourdough dinner rolls made with a buttery brioche dough and pull-apart texture.

New to Baking Sourdough? Start Here.

These beginner sourdough recipes and tools guide will kickstart your sourdough journey.

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Bubbly, doubled, and active sourdough starter in glass Mason Jar
Sourdough Starter Recipe
Learn how to make a sourdough starter in a week with only two ingredients: flour and water. Follow this detailed recipe guide for more visual indicators to make your own sourdough starter from home that you can use for sourdough bread and all of your baking.
Check out this recipe
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Sliced sourdough bread stacked on top of each other
My Everyday Sourdough Bread Recipe
My Everyday Sourdough Bread Recipe is my go-to sourdough bread that I want to eat every day. This recipe is high-hydration sourdough and the technique can result in an open crumb sourdough bread for both beginners and advanced sourdough bakers.
The crust is golden and crisp, the interior is custardy and melts in your mouth, and the sour flavor is subtle. As always, adjust times for your own schedule and follow my guide above for a more detailed walk-through of each step.
Check out this recipe
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Sourdough sandwich bread Loaf with slices and glass of milk and lilac flowers
Sourdough Sandwich Bread
Learn how to make homemade sourdough sandwich bread with this easy and delicious recipe. This sourdough sandwich bread is so soft, slices easily, and tastes better than store-bought bread!
Check out this recipe
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Multiple Sourdough Discard Chocolate Chip Cookies on a marble surface
Sourdough Discard Chocolate Chip Cookies
Learn how to bake the best sourdough discard chocolate chip cookies with this easy recipe! The cookies have crispy edges and gooey pools of chocolate throughout.
Check out this recipe
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Sourdough grilled cheese slices stacked on top of each other with gooey cheese
Sourdough Grilled Cheese
This sourdough grilled cheese recipe should be used as a general guide to help you make the best grilled cheese! Feel free to choose any cheese you want and include other additions you'd like.
Check out this recipe
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Tools needed to bake sourdough bread including Challenger Bread Pan, Thermapen, Bench Scraper, Scale, Bread Lames, and Bannetons
Sourdough Tools and Equipment
This comprehensive list of my favorite sourdough tools and equipment goes in-depth on what tools I recommend to make the best sourdough bread from home. It includes my favorite Dutch ovens, scale, bannetons, and more.
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Improve Your Sourdough Baking

These comprehensive sourdough guides go in-depth on a topic to help you improve your sourdough baking.

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Bulk Fermentation 101

How long should you proof sourdough for? How can you tell when your bread is fully proofed?

Sourdough bread on a pan with a sourdough ear

Sourdough Ears 101

Learn all about sourdough ears, including what they are and how to get a better one.

Sourdough Starter doubled in a glass jar with a rubber band

Sourdough Starter Tips

My top 10 sourdough starter tips for success.

Sourdough Starter Maintenance

Learn how to create a new sourdough starter from scratch, get the best sourdough starter tips, and learn everything you need to know about sourdough discard.

Sourdough Starter doubled in a glass jar with a rubber band

How to Make A Sourdough Starter

The only ingredients you need to make a sourdough starter are flour, water, and time. Make one from scratch with this day-by-day guide.

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Maintaining a Small Sourdough Starter

A small sourdough starter helps reduce waste, costs, and keeps a healthier starter.

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Sourdough Discard 101

Learn everything you need to know about what sourdough discard is, including how to use and store it.

Latest Sourdough Recipes & Guides

Three bowls of dough in autolyse at different stages.

Autolyse 101

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Learn all you need to know about Autolyse in this detailed sourdough guide. The guide covers what autolyse is and when you can skip it with examples and images.

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About Sourdough Brandon

I am a home baker, sourdough recipe developer and writer, and sourdough educator living in the hills of rural Massachusetts. I have a passion for home baking with sourdough and a mission to bring you detailed sourdough recipes that you can make from home.

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