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Gives a lot of really great information. This is a book detailed enough that would allow beginning sourdough bread makers great bread. Also has some great sounding recipes.

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Started my own sourdough starter and felt successful doing it based on instructions in this book. Beautiful pictures, lots of ways to use my starter! Will be buying!

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Absolutely gorgeous, this book is a masterpiece of baking knowledge with a Latin flair.

The photos and step-by-step directions are clear and precise. I love that he uses grams and weights. Any baker from novice to expert would be able to use this book to bake beautiful, delicious breads.

From traditional Rustic sourdoughs to sweet and specialty breads, this book covers everything!

This would make a wonderful gift for any baker!

I am an expert home baker and I received a free ARC as a reviewer for NetGalley.

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I love breads. Especially sourdough bread. This book was a delight to read. You basically learn everything here from how to make a starter to how to use it in recipes. How to make the simpler versions and those that professional bakers do.
I would honestly say... I like this book so much, that if I baked daily - I would not be able to fit in the door! It is a big plus that this book is available on Kindle.

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This book was timed perfectly for me! Yes, I'm another person trying to make sourdough/sourdough starter while in confinement. The pictures are gorgeous and the instructions are easy to follow. I was pleasantly surprised to see various recipes for different kinds of breads. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this book. And thank you to author for writing it.

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What a beautiful book. The pictures of the different breads make you drool. The instructions for making the starter are very concise and easy to understand. That being said since I am a beginner bread baker, I don't think that sourdough will be the first bread that I make. But after I build up the skills I would like to try these recipes.

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I've been meaning to try my hand at baking sourdough bread but after viewing and reading so many recipes and video tutorials, I get so confused! I'm confused no more with Bryan Ford's New World Sourdough recipe book. I appreciate the in-depth explanation and especially the step-by-step guide. Let me say that this recipe book is a must for newbies as well as those who are an old-hand at baking breads. With all of us being safe at home, why not try your hand at baking your own bread?

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What a beautifully photographed book! These recipes look delicious especially the banana foster loaf and the seeded sour. Some nice alternatives to use that starter in something other than plain bread. Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC!

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Since the lockdown, I have more time to experiment with my sourdough starter. I am a newbie in the sourdough world. Before I gained my interest in sourdough, I have read a book about sourdough before, and the book I read was explaining how the sourdough works. Bryan's cookbook is the 2nd book I read about sourdough. This book is divided into 2 parts, the techniques and the recipes. The techniques are explained briefly yet clear enough to understand (perhaps because I have already baked things with the sourdough starter before). If you are want to a quick shortcut to the sourdough world, you may want to read his book. Because his book is light and covers many kinds of simple recipes. I like chapter 3, it has various sweet recipes with sourdough, which I was looking for. And I am going to try out.

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Photos - 4/5 stars this book contains beautiful photos for each recipe. They do look delicious. I could have used some more photos for building the starter.
Ease of ingredients - 4/5 stars. Most ingredients could be found at an average store.
Variety - 5/5 There is a huge variety of breads in here.

This book was really nice. I didn’t know all of the bread items you could make with a sourdough starter. I would recommend for anyone wanting to try to make their own breads.

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