Recipes
Sprouted Buckwheat Sourdough
Buckwheat flour brings an added depth of flavor to this sourdough bread.
January 9, 2017
Maurizio Leo
Maurizio Leo is the creator of the independent sourdough baking website The Perfect Loaf. His cookbook, The Perfect Loaf — The Craft and Science of Sourdough Breads, Sweets, and More, is a James Beard Award-winner and a New York Times bestseller. He lives in Albuquerque, NM, with his wife and two sons, where he's been baking sourdough for over a decade. He's been labeled "Bob Ross but for bread."
Posts by Maurizio Leo
Enriched Dough
Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls
Delicious sourdough cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing.
December 23, 2016
Sourdough Pizza
Sourdough Pizza Dough
Chewy and crusty sourdough pizza perfect for the home oven.
October 31, 2016
Specialty Ingredient
Apricot, Lavender, and Walnut Sourdough + 2016 Saveur Awards
Oh, the wonderful aroma in the kitchen as this bread bakes.
October 5, 2016
Freshly Milled Flour
Multigrain Spelt Sourdough
Dramatic. Sharp. Moody. Volcanic.
September 19, 2016
Sourdough Discard
Whole Grain Peach, Blueberry, and Lavender Sourdough Galette
Sweet, complex, unexpected, and irresistibly delicious.
August 19, 2016
Sourdough for Beginners
Fifty-Fifty Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread
A half whole grain loaf with loads of flavor and light in the hand.
July 29, 2016
Porridge Bread
Polenta and Rosemary Sourdough
This loaf has a deep, luxurious corn flavor that can only be described as comforting.
May 23, 2016
Pan Bread
Whole Wheat Sourdough Sandwich Bread
A whole grain sandwich bread sure to please even the the pickiest of little eaters.
May 5, 2016
Freshly Milled Flour
Spelt Sourdough Bread
Freshly milled spelt sourdough brings incredible flavor to this delicate bread.
April 14, 2016
Sourdough for Beginners
Beginner’s Sourdough Bread (With Video)
A simple, approachable, and delicious loaf of sourdough bread.
March 16, 2016
Freshly Milled Flour
Fresh Milled Whole Wheat Walnut Sourdough
Freshly milled wheat is paired with toasted walnuts for a deeply satisfying bread.
February 15, 2016
Freshly Milled Flour
Rye Sourdough and Smørrebrød
It’s been cold here in New Mexico, like really, really cold. When it’s ten degrees outside you only want one of a few things: 1)
January 20, 2016
Recipes
White Sonora Sourdough
This recipe uses delicious white Sonora flour for a creamy crumb and mouthwatering flavor.
January 4, 2016
High Hydration
My Best Sourdough Recipe (With Video)
A high hydration dough for an incredibly tender loaf of sourdough.
December 17, 2015
Sourdough Guides
Sourdough Starter Maintenance Routine
A guide to feeding (refreshing) your sourdough starter each day.
November 27, 2015
Other Food
How To Make Ricotta Cheese
Learn how to make ricotta cheese right from home.
November 2, 2015
Freshly Milled Flour
Freshly Milled Whole Wheat Sourdough
Lots of whole grains and lots of flavor.
October 15, 2015
Freshly Milled Flour
Sourdough With Freshly Milled Flour
Using freshly milled flour to take this sourdough to the next level.
October 7, 2015
Specialty Ingredient
Fig and Fennel Sourdough
I have childhood memories of my dad trying desperately to grow fig trees (as if he knew I’d one day make this fig and fennel
August 13, 2015
Sourdough Guides
How To Bake Bread with Steam in Your Home Oven
Steam your home oven for bread with a crispy and shiny crust.
June 13, 2015
Whole Grain
100% Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread
A wholesome loaf that’s packed with whole-grain flavor and nutrition.
March 11, 2015
Sourdough Discard
My Top 3 Leftover Sourdough Starter Recipes
Use your sourdough starter discard in sourdough pancakes, waffles, and banana bread.
February 27, 2015
Specialty Ingredient
Tartine Millet Porridge Sourdough
A porridge-style loaf using millet.
February 5, 2015
Specialty Ingredient
Sourdough with Spent Beer Grains
Malty, hearty, and nourishing.
January 16, 2015
High Hydration
Baking Sourdough Bread with a Stiff Starter
Using a low hydration starter to make sourdough bread.
December 30, 2014
Specialty Ingredient
Golden Raisin and Fennel Seed Sourdough
An unlikely pairing makes for one delicious loaf of sourdough bread.
November 9, 2014
High Hydration
Country Sourdough with Less Levain & Longer Autolyse
An experiment into using less levain but a longer autolyse.
September 28, 2014