Sourdough for Everyday Life

Sourdough doesn't have to be complicated.

If you've ever wanted to bake with sourdough but felt overwhelmed by complicated techniques, strict schedules, or endless rules, this book was written for you.

There are ten ways to Sunday to make sourdough successfully. This book shares the methods that have worked well in my own kitchen, giving you a practical foundation you can build on with confidence.

In From Starter to Artisan: Sourdough for Everyday Life, homesteader and educator Laura Lawrence walks you through creating and maintaining a healthy sourdough starter before expanding into the many ways sourdough can become part of your everyday kitchen. Whether you're baking your very first loaf or looking to do more with your starter, you'll gain the confidence to make sourdough a regular part of your home.

Inside you'll learn how to:

• Create and maintain a healthy sourdough starter
• Feed, store, and troubleshoot your starter with confidence
• Understand fermentation without unnecessary complexity
• Shape and bake artisan bread with confidence
• Use freshly milled flour and whole grains
• Bake far more than bread, including sandwich loaves, pizza dough, tortillas, bagels, English muffins, pretzels, biscuits, crackers, focaccia, pie crust, bread bowls, dinner rolls, Hawaiian rolls, pasta, calzones, perogies, and many more everyday recipes

Written from the perspective of a working homestead kitchen, these methods emphasize practical results over perfection. Rather than chasing picture-perfect loaves for social media, the focus is on creating wholesome, homemade food that fits into everyday family life.

Whether you're just beginning your sourdough journey or looking for new ways to use your starter every day, From Starter to Artisan: Sourdough for Everyday Life will become a trusted resource you'll return to again and again.