The Sweet Side of Sourdough: 50 Irresistible Recipes for Pastries, Buns, Cakes, Cookies and More

by Caroline Schiff

Transform Your Idea of What Sourdough Baking Can Be

You’ve mastered a basic boule and perhaps ventured into a savory sourdough focaccia, but have you tried your hand at a scrumptious Peach and Ricotta Focaccia or decadent Orange-Pistachio Caramel Sticky Buns? Pastry Chef extraordinaire Caroline Schiff is here to show you all the creative (and delicious!) ways you can put your sourdough starter―both active starter and discard―to good use in recipes sure to satisfy your sweet tooth.

Add a unique layer of flavor to mouthwatering pies and tarts like Apple- Maple Crumble Pie, Malted Milk and Dark Chocolate Tart and Blueberry– Lemon Thyme Cobbler. Transform your favorite breakfast pastries into the things of your sourdough dreams with recipes like Salted Dark Chocolate Chunk Scones, Caramelized Blueberry-Basil Blintzes and Lemon Sugar Crêpes. And enhance your next celebration with showstopping cakes like Tangerine Dream Cake, Apple–Sour Cream Crumb Cake and Olive Oil, Cherry and Almond Torte.

With all of Caroline’s tips and tricks for building and maintaining a sourdough starter as well as a host of crowd-pleasing desserts, sweet breads and naturally leavened pastries, this book is sure to open your eyes to new, exciting sourdough recipes.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food

168 pages, Paperback

Published November 30, 2021

Reviews

[Jennie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tangerine Dream Cake, Raspberry-Coconut Cake with Lime Glaze, Millionaire Rye Shortbread Bars with Whiskey Toffee....I'm sold.


Highly recommended

[Chelsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like that the recipes use discard, too many with nuts and shredded coconut as a critical component for my personal taste preferences, but enjoy the espresso chocolate bundt, pumpkin muffins and blueberry thyme cobbler.

[Tina Dalton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've made several recipes from this cookbook and I love everyone. What a great way to use up your sourdough discard and not waste it. I love that every step is clearly explained, and every recipe is a hit. This is a must have if you enjoy baking with sourdough.

[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bookmarked several that I can’t wait to try.

[Kaitlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

These recipes are more time consuming than some other sourdough recipes I've made, but they're worth it. I only wish there were more discard recipes.

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tried Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies. Dough was too sticky, not firm enough even after keeping in fridge. Baked in muffin pan instead. Pretty yummy, but not enough to attempt other recipes.

[Jacqueline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tbh I have only made one recipe, but this book is five stars for the salted honey focaccia alone.

[Suzanne Deneuve Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully done. Excellent and doable recipes for sourdough. I wanted to make more things than bread, rolls and pancakes. Well explained recipes. She knows what she is doing.

[Lia Marcoux · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of inspiring projects, but I was hoping for more places to hide discard, honestly!