The Ex Baker’s Guide to Working With Sourdough Dough

Stop watching the clock and start learning to read your dough.

This practical sourdough pamphlet from Ten Thousand Loaves | The Baker’s Tea teaches you the visual and hands-on signs that help you understand what your dough is doing at every stage.

Inside you’ll learn about:

• Active starter readiness

• Mixing and dough development

• Bulk fermentation

• Pre-shaping and bench rest

• Final shaping and proofing

• Scoring and oven spring

• Reading the crumb

• Troubleshooting common problems

• A simple Baker’s Observation Log

Created from the perspective of a former professional baker, this guide is designed to help home bakers move beyond simply following a clock and begin developing a baker’s eye.