Hydration can be tricky when you're making bread, but it's important to the outcome of the final product. We checked in with ...

but when it comes to something as time-consuming as sourdough, precision is your ally in creating consistent results. Percentages help you calculate the hydration level of your dough. Higher ...

When it comes to mixing your ingredients, Greenfield recommends lowering the hydration level, as many first-time sourdough bakers aren't used to working with such a wet and sticky dough.

Should a brand-new baker be worried about hydration levels and crumb structures ... Speaking of aesthetics, what is it that makes a sourdough bread distinctly a sourdough bread?

I was a kid bouncing stretchy clumps of dough off the kitchen walls (we fondly called them “dough boys”) while my dad measured hydration levels and doted on his bubbling starter like it was ...

Sourdough bread also naturally contains varying levels of acetic acid bacteria, a group of bacteria that give sourdough bread its particular vinegar-like aroma. Starters with high levels of acetic ...

Lower Blood Sugar Levels Eating sourdough bread may help you keep your blood sugar levels more stable than if you were to eat white bread. The bacteria that helps form sourdough also have a unique ...

In addition to lower levels of gluten, sourdough has lower levels of other compounds known to cause gastrointestinal issues, including FODMAPs, phytates, tannins, and trypsin inhibitors.