Natasha Syanova is a Chicago-based mother of two and sourdough expert with over seven years of baking experience. In 2013, she attended Food Enthusiast classes at the French Pastry School in Chicago to understand how to professionally bake pastries from the industry’s best. By 2020, her platform [...] was named by Forbes as one of the top bread influencers that are go-to references when you are learning to bake bread at home. She is constantly exploring chemistry methods, flour types, proofing techniques, and more—proving that beautiful bread is both a science and an art. Natasha brings the age-old secrets of successful bread baking to a new generation in her first book, Sourdough Baking with Kids.

Introduction
1 Welcome to the World of Bread Baking
The Origin of Bread
Bread Science and Benefits
Equipment and Ingredients
Safety Rules
2 Creating Sourdough Starter from Scratch
A Note on Weighing Ingredients
Before You Start Your Starter
Converting Whole Grain Starter into a Regular Flour Starter
Caring for Your Sourdough Starter
Preparing Your Sourdough Starter for Baking
3 Step-by-Step Sourdough Baking Concepts
The 12 Steps of Bread Baking
4 Recipes with Sourdough Starter
Basic Sourdough Loaf
Country-Style Sourdough Bread
Butter-Enriched Sourdough Loaf
Purple Corn Sourdough Loaf
Potato Sourdough Loaf
Jalapeño-Cheddar Sourdough Loaf
The Softest Milk Sandwich Loaf
Double Chocolate Sourdough Loaf
Cinnamon-Raisin Sourdough Loaf
Turmeric and Poppy Seed Sourdough Loaf
Sweet S’mores Sourdough Loaf
Sourdough Pizza Dough
Sourdough Challah
Sourdough Cinnamon Buns
5 Savory Recipes Made from
Sourdough Discard
English Muffins
Sourdough Biscuits
Cheddar Scones
Tortillas
Sourdough Crackers
Sourdough Popovers
6 Sweet Treats and Desserts Made with Sourdough Discard
Banana Bread
Blueberry Muffins
Crumpets
Pancakes
Apple Galette
Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate-Cherry Brownies
7 Yeast Baked Goods
No-Knead Crusty Bread
Pretzel Bites
Bagels
Naan
Super-Soft Milk Buns
Chocolate Babka
Doughnuts
Resources
Sources
Appendix
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index