How to Raise a Loaf by Roly Allen

Sourdough bread is healthy, nutritious and delicious, and surprisingly simple to bake yourself. In this easy-to-follow guide you will discover how to: - Make your starter and learn to care for it - Bake your first basic sourdough loaf - Create some truly tasty sweet and savoury bakes With fifteen recipes and explore, including tear-and-share fougasse, poppy seed rolls, cheesy grissini and a crowd-please pizza, this book will fill your home with the mouth-watering smell of over-fresh bread as you discover the rewarding experience of sourdough baking. Roy Allen lives and bakes on the south coast of England. On discovering sourdough baking he was amazed by how simple and satisfying it can be. Here he shares his tried-and-tested method for achieving a great loaf. [NOTES - this is a really nice, clear book for the nice with plenty of introduction to the subject of sourdough and with decent recipes]