To be honest, I struggled with sourdough baguettes for a long time, longer than with sourdough croissants. Either the baguettes turned out flat or were dry, hard and sometimes even burnt on the worst days. But after a lot of fiddling and testing, today I have this...
Christmas Recipes
Homemade Sourdough Brioche with Poppy Seed Filling
Homemade poppy seed brioche is a must at every Easter brunch. This sourdough brioche with a sweet poppy seed filling is made without yeast or eggs. If you replace the milk in the dough with a plant-based alternative, the Easter brioche will be vegan. Poppy seed...
Healthy South African Sourdough Rusks with Oats, Nuts and Dried Fruit
South African rusks are twice-baked cookies. The second round in the oven makes the cookies crispy and dry, giving them a particularly long shelf life. Similar to Italian cantuccini, the rusks are therefore ideal for dunking in coffee or tea. This recipe is made with...
Rustic Sourdough Walnut Bread
This soft and sweet walnut bread contains no yeast and is ideal for beginners. The base is a wheat bread with brown flour and wholegrain rye flour, which is spiced up with whole walnuts. The nuts are soaked in hot water. This provides additional moisture and ensures...
Soft and Chewy Sourdough Peanut Butter Cookies
These classic American chewy peanut butter cookies are the perfect combination of nutty, salty peanut butter, rich dark chocolate and the fruity, tangy flavor of sourdough starter. The peanut butter cookies are vegan if you replace the butter with a plant-based...
Cardamom Orange Sourdough Shortbread Cookies
Shortbread is a classic English tea cookie. Traditionally, it consists only of butter, sugar and flour. Today I have a slightly unusual shortbread version for you with orange zest, cardamom and sourdough. The sourdough provides a special flavor and also contributes to...
Homemade Sourdough Gingerbread Cookies – German Lebkuchen
Welcome to the Christmas bakery! Today I have a real classic for you, but in a vegan sourdough version: gingerbread with sourdough discard. The gingerbread is soft, long-lasting and less sweet than classic recipes. After baking, you can coat the gingerbread cookies...
Healthy Sourdough Granola with Chocolate Chips
I know: granola and sourdough sounds like a strange combination at first. But it's actually a pretty perfect match. You may have come across granola recipes that use egg whites to make the muesli extra crunchy. The sourdough discard in this recipe serves the same...
Easy Sourdough Snickerdoodle Cookies
Welcome to my Christmas bakery! Today I'm making delicious sugar and cinnamon snickerdoodle cookies. Snickerdoodle cookies are soft, buttery cookies with a crunchy, aromatic sugar and cinnamon crust. They are given additional aroma by using sourdough discard. The...