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This is a foolproof, straight-forward sourdough sandwich bread recipe. You'll get a soft and fluffy sandwich bread that's a little bit sweet with a slightly complex flavor from the sourdough starter. It's next level white bread - perfect for making toast or peanut butter & jelly sandwiches.

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This relatively high hydration sourdough bread doesn't require any autolyse or unnecessary steps. The dough is 80% hydration in baker's percentages, but it's very manageable for new bakers.

This easy sourdough focaccia is soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. Since it requires no difficult shaping method, it's a great sourdough bread for beginners. You also get to use olive oil three different ways in this recipe and you can top the bread with whatever you want.

This 75% hydration sourdough bread is the perfect medium hydration loaf for beginners. You get all the benefits of a high hydration dough without all the hassle. No autolyse, bassinage, or crazy techniques are required. Just mix, ferment, shape, proof, score, and bake!

This sourdough French bread recipe makes two long, soft and fluffy loaves of bread that are perfect for making sub sandwiches, garlic bread, or French bread pizza. This type of bread likely originated in Louisiana and is the main bread used to make po' boy sandwiches.

These easy sourdough cinnamon rolls are pillowy-soft, buttery, and easy to make without any complicated steps. The recipe takes advantage of many staple pantry ingredients, and the warm cinnamon-sugar filling inside of the rolls contrasts perfectly with the sweet powdered sugar glaze on top.

Sourdough moving slow? Here are my top three tips for getting your sourdough to rise faster during the cold winter months.

Soft, fluffy, and packed with flavor - these sourdough dinner rolls will quickly become a new holiday tradition! Growing up in the Midwest...

This pull-apart dinner roll recipe uses a blend of sourdough discard and yeast to produce fluffy, delicious (and fast) dinner rolls.

Do you want to make a sourdough starter from scratch in just 6 days? I’ll show you how! Join the Grant Bakes newsletter, and in your very first email I’ll send you my free Sourdough Starter Guide. In this printable guide, I’ll walk you through, step-by-step, how to create a sourdough starter from scratch in as […]

Although not quite through its first quarter, 2011 has seen me conquer some of my Baking Fears. As I've said many times, I've discovered that the secret i

These lightly sweet, sourdough crescent rolls are the perfect option for a weeknight or holiday dinner roll. The idea for this recipe came to me when I decided wanted to make an imitation version of those commercial, blue-packaged dinner rolls, but without the baking powder and all the preservatives. These dinner rolls are raised with 100% sourdough starter. No yeast, no baking powder, no baking soda. I hope you enjoy!

In this video, I share my recipe and method for making a medium hydration sourdough bread with no autolyse, no fuss, and no unnecessary steps. This is a grea...

Because “sourdough” is technically a method of making bread, and not a specific bread recipe, it can be hard to say what exactly sourdough bread tastes like. For example, a sourdough rye bread from Germany will taste drastically different than a loaf of white sourdough bread from San Francisco. So how do you explain what […]

I believe a "no-knead" sourdough bread shouldn't require ANY kneading. So I created this easy no-knead sourdough bread recipe that is perfect for beginners.

My poor man's sourdough brioche contains just enough eggs, butter, and milk to be rich, but it's also easy enough to knead by hand. Your friends and family will never believe that this rich, tender, and lightly sweet bread is actually sourdough.

This step-by-step guide explains how to feed and care for your sourdough starter. Learn the proper feeding ratios, schedules, and storage tips to keep your starter healthy and thriving. Whether you're a beginner or looking to improve your sourdough skills, this ultimate guide covers everything you need to know about sourdough 101, including how to discard and troubleshoot.

Delicious Cinnamon Sugar Sourdough Bread Recipe 2025 - Recipes Moms

The 52 Weeks of Sourdough project is a video series hosted by the Grant Bakes YouTube channel. Every week in 2025, Grant will be releasing a new sourdough recipe on YouTube. These recipes will feature straightforward, approachable sourdough breads, enriched breads, pizzas, discard recipes, and more. Bake along with Grant weekly, or whenever you feel […]