The Perfect Loaf · the Craft and Science of Sourdough Breads, Sweets, and More · a Baking Book by LEO, MAURIZIO -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Introduction About Me, the Obsessed Sourdough Baker How to Use This Book I: Essential Ingredients and Tool

Ingredients Tools

II: Welcome to Your First Sourdough Loaf

What Is Sourdough? Overview of the Breadmaking Process Anatomy of the Perfect Loaf Create Your Sourdough Starter Tutorial: Simple Sourdough

III: Technique

Sourdough Starter Levain Mixing Bulk Fermentation Dividing, Preshaping, and Bench Rest Shaping Proofing Scoring Baking Serving, Storage, and Cleanup Baker’s Percentages (aka Baker’s Math)

IV: Sourdough Science 101

Fermentation Temperature Hydration

V: Recipes

Free-Form Loaves

Fifty-Fifty Twenty-Five Rye Cranberry and Walnut Sunflower and Sesame Rosemary and Olive Oil Mediterranean Olive and Rosemary Lemon and Herb Wintertime Sourdough Seeded Spelt Rustico Polenta Sun-Dried Tomato and Olive Miche Potato Rosemary (Pane di Patate) 100% Whole Wheat Five-Grain Sourdough Oat Porridge Extra-Sour Sourdough Country Italian (Pane Pugliese) Cracked Spelt Demi Baguettes My Best Sourdough (High-Hydration White)

Pan Loaves

Everyday Sandwich Bread Soft White Sandwich Bread (Pain de Mie) Honey Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread Whole-Grain Maple Spelt Pan Loaf Naturally Leavened Brioche German Whole Rye (Roggenvollkornbrot)

Pizzas & Flatbreads

Sourdough Pizza Dough Roman-Style Pan Pizza (Pizza in Teglia) Focaccia Tuscan Flatbread (Schiacciata) French Flatbread (Fougasse) Naan Flour Tortillas Pita

Buns, Rolls & More

Soft Dinner Rolls Mini Herb Rolls Ciabatta Rolls Crunchy Breadsticks (Grissini) Potato Buns Hearty Sandwich Buns English Muffins Cheese and Chive–Stuffed Rolls Bagels German-Style Soft Pretzels Skillet Corn Bread Flaky Drop Biscuits Sourdough Starter Crackers

Sweets

Hot Cross Buns Weekend Cinnamon Rolls Italian Doughnuts (Bomboloni) Cinnamon Babka Sunday Morning Pancakes Buttermilk Waffles Sourdough Scones Crêpes Banana Bread 2.0 Peach and Blueberry Crostata Cherry-Almond Biscotti

Resources Dedication Acknowledgments Index About the Author