How to make Sourdough Bread

Before commercial yeast was invented at the end of the nineteenth century, all bread was raised with "wild yeast" captured and cultivated in a simple mixture of flour and water. This sourdough mixture was used for at least two thousand years to make bread.

Sourdough Bread

Resources to learn how to make sourdough bread:

Choose a recipe from our collection of sourdough bread recipes and sourdough starter recipes.
Check out the bread flour section for flour and to get a dried sourdough starter.
Browse the baking supplies section for loaf pans, clay bread bakers and other bread baking equipment.
Check out our selection of sourdough cookbooks.
Refer to the tips for creating and using sourdough starters.
Check out the July 2008 series on making sourdough breads in the bread baking blog.