WILD SOURDOUGH

The natural way to bake

by YOKE MARDEWI

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New softcover cookbook, published 2009, 224 pages

Wild Sourdough is a hands-on and highly practical guide to sourdough bread making at home.

With more than 45 easy-to-follow recipes written specially for home bakers, Wild Sourdough invites you to go back to basics. Take flour, water and salt and add feta, walnuts and dried fruit. Using natural fermentation techniques, you can bake simple, wholesome and preservative-free sourdough bread to savour!

Contents include:

• Introduction
• Bread - the staff of life: health benefits, ingredients, equipment, starter culture, methods, tips and tricks
• Recipes:
  • White sourdough breads
  • Wheat grain sourdough breads
  • Wheat-free sourdough breads
  • Savoury sourdough breads
  • Sweet sourdough breads
  • Sourdough pizza, flat breads and crackers
  • Sourdough cakes
  • Sourdough pastry
  • Sourdough enriched dough - brioche & pannetone
  • Things to go with sourdough - preserves, tapenade, dips

Wild Sourdough is an Australian publication. Measurements are in metric and imperial.

About the author

Yoke Mardewi has had successful careers in fashion and finance, and decided to take the plunge and work at her first love and passion - the making and sharing of food, in particular sourdough bread-making. She runs cooking classes with a specialty in sourdough breadmaking. She has featured on Western Australian TV, radio and in various food and health newspapers, magazines and websites. Her cooking classes are as much about sharing her warmth and passion for life as they are about the joy of food.

Yoke is a member of the Artisan Bakers Association and Slow Food. She is a keen supporter of organic/biodynamic farming. She lives in Perth with her daughter. Yoke's latest book, Sourdough: from Pastries to Gluten-Free Wholegrain Breads is also available - click here for more information

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Wild Sourdough: the natural way to bake - Yoke Mardewi