Adventures in Sourdough Cooking & Baking

I wanted a book that was easy to follow and could really stretch my sourdough starter to the max. This book does just that! I'm buying a second copy!

If you've ever had the desire to make sourdough bread, than this is the book for you. If you're a newbe, only been doing it awhile, or you've been making sourdough bread for years, well, this is the book for you as well. Though it was written thirty-five years ago, a better book sourdough recipe book has not come out since. Not in my opinion anyway. In Chapter One Mr. Wilford says that this book is for gourmets and average homemakers alike. He also states that the most important ingredient in bread making is patience and I'm here to tell you that that is oh so true. One would not think that one would need to learn about kneading the dough, punching it down or forming the loaf, I mean, how hard could it be? Well it's not hard to do it wrong. A few paragraphs on each subject will have you doing it like a pro, like you've been doing it all your life. And once you have the basic technique down it's time to make your starter and once you do that you can get into batters for waffles and pancakes and then it's yum yum all the way, breakfast will never be the same. I'm a big fan of Sourdough Bannocks (oatcakes) and Sourdough Squash Pancakes, both recipes are included here along with many other pancake and waffle recipes. Then there is the Sourdough Brandy Pecan Waffles and the Sourdough Chocolate Dessert Waffles if you're into desert, and who isn't? And bread, there are enough delicious bread recipes to keep you going for a long time, everything from Sourdough White Bread to Sourdough French Bread and plenty others in between. Don't forget to try the Sourdough Pretzels or the Sourdough Crumpets. And don't forget to pick up this gotta have Sourdough book if you can find it. You'll be mighty glad you did. Review submitted by Captain Katie Osborne

OK, so I'm a sourdough baking freak. I have a dozen or so books on the topic, and this book is by far the most useful and the most used. I got mine in a kit bought 15+ years ago in San Francisco, along with a long-departed starter and a crock. I will need to buy another, soon, as with the other reviewer, my copy is WAY beyond worn out. The recipe for Sourdough White Bread 1 is worth the price of the book alone.I'm glad to see this book is back in print, as I have been looking to replace my copy for some time.

I love this book and I use a couple of the recipes all the time. I especially like his method of using batter "A" and batter "B". It's wonderful because I never waste any of my starter in order to feed it. The batter bread is my favorite. With my particular starter strain, the bread comes out about the same consistency as a regular dough bread. It's delicious. The recipes are amazingly easy and delicious. I highly recommend this book to people who are learning about sourdough. It's the only book you'll ever need.

I bought this book over 20 years ago and finally have to replace it. It has been used so frequently that the spine is crumbling. This is an authoritative book which explains in detail the proper use of sourdough starters. The range of recipes is very broad and the helpful hints take the mystery out of using your starter.

I've been using this book for ten years and keep finding great recipes in it. Helen's Sourdough Sour Cream Waffles, Sourdough French Bread, Helen's Sourdough Biscuits and Sourdough Cranberry Bread are my all time favorites from the book.