Elaine Boddy

Beginner-Friendly Recipes for Delicious, Creative Bakes with Minimal Shaping and No Kneading

Easy Everyday Sourdough Bread

This health-focused guide is the perfect starting point for anyone looking to make sourdough bread from ancient and whole grains. These approachable recipes, with step-by-step pictures and helpful tricks, will be an introductory course to the large number of people looking to bake sourdough from all-natural ingredients, that still yield its quintessential taste and texture. This collection covers everything you need to know about baking sourdough with alternative grains—making a starter from scratch, helpful baking equipment, tackling common problems—so readers walk away feeling like gurus. Recipes address the specific challenges of baking with different grains, offering detailed instructions as well as troubleshooting guides, so readers can fix whatever problems they encounter along the way, making the process nearly foolproof. Perfect Elaine’s easy-to-follow Master Recipe and then apply it to breads made from alternative flours for a rewarding, cleaner product. Enjoy a range of sourdoughs made from wholegrain, rye, einkorn, spelt and more, as well as inventive recipes that play off your starter, such as Spelt and Cheese Focaccia and Buttermilk Sourdough Scones. Recipes combine ancient grains and white flour, for a delicious outcome that clearly reflects Elaine’s hard work in coming up with the perfect flour ratios for the best ancient grain sourdough.

The Simple Way to Bake Artisan Bread with Whole Wheat, Einkorn, Spelt, Rye and Other Ancient Grains

Whole Grain Sourdough at Home

In the sourdough world, recipes and methods can get really complicated really fast. Boddy shares her tips, tricks, and troubleshooting tools for showstopping success. Her practical approach shows how you can manipulate a few simple master recipes to create any kind of shaped, filled or seeded bread you wish. -- adapted from back cover

The Secrets to No-Fail Baking with Epic Results

The Sourdough Whisperer

All Your Sourdough Questions Answered Plus 40 Endlessly Versatile Recipes In the sourdough world, where recipes and methods can get really complicated really fast, Elaine Boddy keeps it simple. This all-in-one handbook shares her best tips, tricks and troubleshooting tools for showstopping sourdough success. With practical solutions to every obstacle—whether it’s a busy schedule, slow-to-grow starter or overproofed dough—Elaine proves that everyone can bake beautiful, delicious sourdough with confidence. Once you’ve got a handle on all things starter, dough and timing, dive into baking with 40 delicious recipes. Learn to use your starter in dozens of different ways, from buttery jam-filled rolls to crusty seed-studded loaves. Try foolproof formulas for ciabatta, baguettes and pizza, and enjoy flavorful creations like Turmeric and Onion Seed Sandwich Loaf or Apricot and Almond Babka Loaf. Elaine’s practical approach shows how you can manipulate a few simple master recipes to create any kind of shaped, filled or seeded bread you wish. Gorgeous photography with every recipe means inspiration for your next loaf is only ever a page-turn away. Allow Elaine to guide your sourdough journey, and, along the way, you can even become your very own sourdough whisperer.

Make Delicious, Whole Grain Bread with Minimal Kneading Baking a loaf of beautiful crusty bread can be intimidating for beginners, especially when you want to include nutrient-dense whole wheat flour and other ancient grains that are famously harder to work with. Elaine Boddy is here to help. She has spent many years honing the science and art of baking bread with whole grains in her home kitchen. In Whole Grain Sourdough at Home, she shares all of her secrets with you. Elaine’s master recipe and philosophy for bread making are all about simplicity, flexibility and having fun. Sourdough does not have to be complicated or require a lot of hands-on work to be great. With one bowl, a handful of simple ingredients, minimal kneading and less than 24 hours, you can have a loaf of delicious whole grain sourdough bread on the table. Elaine has mastered the unique nuances of nutrient-dense flours like whole wheat, einkorn, spelt and rye to create a variety of lovely breads—no dense whole wheat bricks here! Packed with a step-by-step sourdough starter guide, plenty of tips and 60 recipes for everything from sandwich loaves to focaccia, this book gives you everything you need to bake amazing whole grain bread today, tomorrow and beyond.

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