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Sourdough Baking
Seven recipes for your next baking day, from an everyday loaf to cinnamon swirls, chewy bagels, and a pan of warm rolls. Choose what sounds good, then make a little room in your day for the dough to rise.
Start with active, bubbly starter. The planning notes below are a guide; follow each recipe and let the dough’s rise set the pace.
Cinnamon, spice & a little something sweet
Three loaves with plenty of flavor—and photos from my kitchen to help you along.
Cinnamon Sourdough Bread
A little maple syrup and a buttery cinnamon–brown sugar swirl tucked inside a golden loaf.
Plan ahead: Allow time for folds and the room-temperature rise, then chill for at least 2 hours or overnight. Bake about 35–45 minutes.
Pumpkin Cinnamon Swirl Sourdough Bread
Pumpkin, maple syrup, and a cinnamon-spice swirl for a cozy fall baking day.
Plan ahead: Choose the same-day or refrigerator option. Both include a 2-hour basket chill; bake 40–45 minutes.
Carrot Cake Sourdough Bread
Shredded carrots, raisins, nuts, and a brown sugar spice filling in a crusty sourdough loaf.
Plan ahead: After the folds and room-temperature rise, refrigerate 5–12 hours. Bake about 40 minutes.
Everyday loaves
For soup night, morning toast, or a sandwich made with bread you baked yourself.
Easy Sourdough Bread
A four-ingredient loaf made with active starter, bread flour, water, and salt. A good place to begin.
Plan ahead: Allow about 8 hours for the rise, about 55 minutes to bake, and time to cool.
Sourdough Bagel Bread
Bagel dough shaped into one loaf, boiled, and baked—ready to slice for toast or breakfast sandwiches.
Plan ahead: Plan for an 8–12-hour first rise plus an overnight refrigerator rest after shaping. Boil, then bake 45 minutes.
Breakfast baking projects
A batch of bagels or a pan of cinnamon rolls gives you something good to look forward to.
Sourdough Bagels
Eight chewy bagels with topping ideas for everything seasoning, sesame, cheese, or cinnamon sugar.
Plan ahead: Allow an 8–12-hour first rise and a 30–60-minute shaped rise, plus boiling time. Bake 25–28 minutes.
Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls
Soft sourdough rolls with buttery cinnamon sugar and cream cheese frosting for a slower morning.
Plan ahead: Allow about 8 hours or overnight for the first rise, then 30–60 minutes after shaping. Bake 25–30 minutes.
A little help before you begin
Most of the waiting is the dough doing its thing.
Pick your baking day
Read the full recipe before mixing. Some loaves need an overnight refrigerator rest, while the bagels and rolls begin with a long room-temperature rise.
Measure in grams
A kitchen scale makes it easier to measure the starter, flour, and water consistently. Feed your starter early enough that it is active when you begin.
Save a slice for later
Cool bread completely before slicing. Freeze extra slices with parchment between them so you can take out just enough for toast.
Something good for the rest of the week
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