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.
Choose a recipe from our collection of sourdough bread recipes and sourdough starter recipes or share a recipe.
Check out the bread flour section.
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.
Do you have any special tips for making great bread? We'd love to try them. Share your tips on how to make sourdough bread.
