100% Whole Grain Sourdough Bread, Pizza, and Pastries for Any Kitchen
Discover the joy of sourdough baking without the frustration. Whether you're a complete beginner who's never made a loaf or a seasoned home baker ready to take sourdough to the next level, Sourdough Without Fail is your foolproof guide to crafting delicious, nutritious breads, crispy pizzas, and flaky pastries using 100% whole grains.
Packed with over 75 easy, adaptable recipes, this cookbook breaks the boundaries of traditional sourdough, showing you how to work with what you have in your kitchen - no fancy equipment required.
These wholesome recipes prioritise flavour, nutrition, and simplicity. Bake better - every time - with full instructions that demystify the process and empower you to create bakery-quality results at home.
In Sourdough Without Fail, you'll learn:
Foolproof Sourdough for All Levels: Created for absolute beginners to experienced bakers, from a no-fail beginner recipe with step-by-step photos, through to inspirational recipes for anyone. From simple everyday loaves to advanced pastries and perfect pizza, all designed to work in real-life conditions.
100% Whole Grains: Every recipe uses 100% whole grain flours, no white flour, no yeast, and no white sugar, prioritising flavour, nutrition, and digestibility through slow fermentation techniques.
75+ Versatile Recipes: Covers everyday essentials like sandwich bread, rustic hearth loaves, and pizza dough, plus creative options such as flaky pastries, crackers, pasta, pancakes, tortillas, cinnamon rolls, and even cakes - all adaptable to your schedule and kitchen setup.
No Fancy Equipment Required: Work with basic tools you already own. No need for a stand mixer or any single-purpose kitchen gear.
Practical Tools for Success: Starter maintenance guides, flexible scheduling, and endless variations to fit busy lifestyles.
Kate Downham brings us another amazing book with Sourdough without fail!
Homestead Inspiration: Written by an author who bakes every day using home-milled grains, empowering cooks to create bakery-quality results with simple, nourishing, real food ingredients.
Multiple Batch Sizes: Handy ingredients tables will help you out, whether you're baking just one loaf, or need to feed a crowd.
Never Waste Starter Again: Real-life feeding scdules, simple recipes for using up discard, and clear instructions to help you perfectly store your starter for later. Learn to nurture your sourdough starter to create the best possible bread, without finicky instructions or waste.
About the author: Kate Downham has been growing, preserving, and cooking real food since 2007. Living off-grid with her family of nine in the Tasmanian forest, she milks her own goats, makes all their cheese, mills her own grain, and bakes fresh sourdough bread daily.
She is the author of four practical homesteading books: A Year in an Off-Grid Kitchen, Natural Small Batch Cheesemaking, Backyard Dairy Goats, and Sourdough Without Fail.
With over 15 years of hands-on experience, Kate’s books make traditional skills accessible and achievable. Whether you’re a complete beginner, a suburban gardener, or an experienced homesteader, her clear, step-by-step guides will help you master natural cheesemaking, whole-grain sourdough baking, food preservation, dairy goats, and nutrient-dense real food - no matter where you live.
Join Kate’s free newsletter, The Nourishing Hearthfire, for recipes, tutorials, and friendly support on your own real food and homesteading journey.
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