From my kitchen in St. Louis

Sourdough
Starter
Kitchen

Hi! My name is Katie. And I'm obsessed with sourdough. Baking bread should be fun, forgiving, and always delicious.

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The open crumb of a homemade sourdough loaf, cut to show the texture

The recipes

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Two jars of bubbly sourdough starter side by side on the counter

How to Make a Sourdough Starter From Scratch

If you have just a few minutes a day, you too can have a sourdough starter!

Sourdough Boule

Is there anything better than homemade sourdough bread? I don't think so. I'm breaking down my recipe for all of you because I think EVERYONE should share in my joy!

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Katie in a bandana, pointing at a cast-iron pan of fresh-baked rolls

Why this exists

My Croatian grandma never measured anything

She made the most delicious bread, and nobody ever got the recipe out of her. This site is my attempt at writing it all down, every favorite thing about sourdough and beyond, so someone, somewhere gets something tangible, both now and in the future.

I'm not a trained chef. Most of the time I'm not very good at all. That's kind of the point.

The whole story

The book

Sourdough Starter for Starters

Everything I wish someone had handed me in January 2020: the starter, the feedings, the failures, and the bread at the end of it. Written by a self-taught sourdough enthusiast, for people who are sure they'll mess it up. You might! Bake it anyway.

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The starter conversion chart

My starter conversion chart, all on one page. Drop your email and I'll send it over.