The Grain Gathering 2026: What a Home Baker Brings Back from the Breadlab
Notes from the back of the bread truck.
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Over 40 naturally leavened pizzas, focaccias, and flatbreads, all built for any oven, from your kitchen to wood-fired.
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MY SOURDOUGH COOKBOOKS
In-depth sourdough baking techniques, guides, walkthroughs, and recipes for every bread & pizza baker.
The Beginning Sourdough Baker
The place to start for the new baker.
Latest Bread Posts
All the latest sourdough recipes and techniques.
Crispy and Chewy New Wave Sourdough Bagels (With Video)
Glossy and blistered crust with a tender open crumb.
Whole Wheat Sourdough Pita (With Video)
The whole-grain pita that actually puffs.
Super Soft Sourdough Hot Cross Buns
Perfectly spiced and loaded with fruit (or chocolate).
How To Make Sourdough Bread More (Or Less) Sour
Steps to dialing in your perfect amount of tang.
Scalded Buckwheat and Malt Sourdough Bread
Spice-forward and cold-weather ready.
What Is Dough Hydration? (And How to Get It Right)
Everything you need to know about water in bread dough.
How to care for your sourdough starter.
Delicious, flavorful, and nutritious sourdough bread begins with a strong starter.
Bread Baking Guides
Techniques for leveling up your sourdough bread.
Featured Baking Video
In-depth recipes and techniques.
Join The Perfect Loaf's Community
Come chat bread and get baking help, baking tools, and join events.
Bread Baking Techniques
Foundational skills for better sourdough bread.
Guest Posts and Essays
Featured writing on travel, interviews, baking essays, and more.
And how to sort out its ideal hydration before you even mix.
Communal bread that’s the basis for caring and hospitality.
A behind the scenes look at my trip and a little of what I learned.
Sourdough Pizza
Use your starter for delicious pizza at home.
Best Bread Baking Tools
The best tools for making—and eating—sourdough bread.
