Converting Yeasted Recipes to Sourdough

One of the really useful perks of developing your understanding of sourdough fermentation is the ability to convert yeasted (whether fresh yeast, active or instant dry yeast) recipes into a sourdough version. I find this useful for two main reasons; the first being that I now have a handful of ‘go-to’ options for using up…

Pizza Party!

Since I got my Roccbox a little over a year ago, I reckon I’ve baked well over 150 sourdough pizzas in that little workhorse of an oven! Although I often make minor tweaks to my formula, the below is my ultimate go-to when I want a really flavoursome crust with plenty of extensibility. Before I…

Quentin’s Millet Brownie

Being more interested in the bready-side of baking rather than the sweets-side, I can honestly say I’ve not made many brownies in my life. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy eating them, but in general I’d much prefer to have my hands in a sourdough bread dough than a brownie or cookie batter. Having…

Fermented Fresh Pasta (SOURDOUGH PASTA)

Lately I have been trying more and more to replace white and unfermented flour in my diet with wholegrain and fermented flours. This is mainly from a health perspective as I don’t believe it is good for our bodies to consume so much refined white flour or flour that hasn’t been fermented first to aid…

The ‘9-5’ Sourdough

One of the biggest challenges of the home baker who works a 9-5 office job is fitting in baking sourdough bread around their day. Most of the recipes and guides out there require you to complete a step at certain times throughout the day, making following of said guide very difficult. It then falls to…