Abigail's Oven Blog

The Rhythm of Sourdough Baking
Lately at work, we have been considering the rhythm of sourdough baking for the home baker. Some bake bread into the night, some first thing in the morning. Others bake...
The Rhythm of Sourdough Baking
Lately at work, we have been considering the rhythm of sourdough baking for the home baker. Some bake bread into the night, some first thing in the morning. Others bake...

Bread Machine Sourdough—Will It Work?
Thumbing through my newest book Starter Sourdough: The Step-by-Step Guide to Sourdough Starters, Baking Loaves, Baguettes, Pancakes, and More, by Carroll Pellegrinelli, I was taken by a recipe for “Classic White...
Bread Machine Sourdough—Will It Work?
Thumbing through my newest book Starter Sourdough: The Step-by-Step Guide to Sourdough Starters, Baking Loaves, Baguettes, Pancakes, and More, by Carroll Pellegrinelli, I was taken by a recipe for “Classic White...

Sourdough Steiner Brot
This recipe for Steiner Brot (bread) is our adaption of Hans Röckenwagner's recipe in Das Cookbook. In that cookbook the author explained that Rudolf Steiner, who was an early twentieth-century Austrian...
Sourdough Steiner Brot
This recipe for Steiner Brot (bread) is our adaption of Hans Röckenwagner's recipe in Das Cookbook. In that cookbook the author explained that Rudolf Steiner, who was an early twentieth-century Austrian...

Is Whole Grain Wheat Flour Best for Sourdough?
The answer to that question depends on what you are looking for from your bread. Of course, you can buy all-purpose flour to make a nice white loaf of sourdough...
Is Whole Grain Wheat Flour Best for Sourdough?
The answer to that question depends on what you are looking for from your bread. Of course, you can buy all-purpose flour to make a nice white loaf of sourdough...

Einkorn Ancient Grain
Einkorn is an heirloom grain—the simplest wheat of all. Among cereal grains milled into flour, it is one of the easiest to digest. Like its other heirloom cousins (emmer, spelt and...
Einkorn Ancient Grain
Einkorn is an heirloom grain—the simplest wheat of all. Among cereal grains milled into flour, it is one of the easiest to digest. Like its other heirloom cousins (emmer, spelt and...

Beware Gliadin! (Or How to Avoid it, Eat Bread,...
Good news: fermentation breaks down the gliadin protein in hybridized wheat, which has opiate-like properties and appetite-stimulating effects. This post has been moved to Martha’s new site, YourSourdoughStart.com, here: https://yoursourdoughstart.com/?p=1900 Michelle Hubbard is a...
Beware Gliadin! (Or How to Avoid it, Eat Bread,...
Good news: fermentation breaks down the gliadin protein in hybridized wheat, which has opiate-like properties and appetite-stimulating effects. This post has been moved to Martha’s new site, YourSourdoughStart.com, here: https://yoursourdoughstart.com/?p=1900 Michelle Hubbard is a...