Sourdough Bread Recipes

Learn how to make a great basic sourdough recipe from scratch. Baking your own artisan sourdough is a good way to expand your bread baking skills.

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Savory Party Bread

It's impossible to stop nibbling on warm pieces of this cheesy, oniony bread. The sliced loaf fans out for a fun presentation. It's one of the best savory appetizers I've found. —Kay Daly, Raleigh, North Carolina

Turkey Pesto Sandwiches

This turkey pesto sandwich has everything you crave for lunch: savory turkey, aromatic pesto, garden-fresh vegetables and gooey melted cheese.


Cranberry Sourdough Coffee Cake

This is an adaptation of a friendship bread. The original recipe called for raisins, but I started using cranberries to...


Sourdough English Muffins

Forget about toast! Sourdough English muffins are so easy to make at home that you'll be eating them every morning....


Sourdough French Bread

This sourdough French bread recipe is so easy to follow that it will finally have timid bakers confidently making sourdough.

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Sourdough Starter

Many years ago, I received this recipe and some starter from a good friend. I use it to make my...


Country Crust Sourdough Bread

For many years, I've been making 45 loaves of this bread for an annual Christmas bazaar, where we feed bread...

Golden Sourdough Biscuits

I got this recipe from a friend when we were exchanging sourdough recipes a few years ago. These soft sourdough...


Honey Wheat Sourdough Bread

We've been enjoying this slightly sweet bread almost daily for more than 10 years. A fellow teacher shared the recipe...


Sage & Gruyere Sourdough Bread

A sourdough starter gives loaves extra flavor and helps the rising process. This bread, with sage and Gruyere cheese, comes...


Sourdough Bread

This no-knead sourdough bread is delicious. It has a crisp crust and distinctive sourdough flavor from the "starter" yeast mixture...