How To Raise a Loaf and Fall in Love with Sourdough

How to Raise a Loaf and Fall in Love with Sourdough
By Roly Allen

A simple, soulful guide to baking your own sourdough at home.

How to Raise a Loaf takes the mystery out of sourdough and replaces it with something far more inviting—clarity, simplicity, and a genuine love for the process.

Written for beginners (and curious dabblers), this guide shows you that baking beautiful, crusty bread doesn’t need to be complicated—it just needs a little patience, curiosity, and willingness to begin.

Inside, you’ll discover:

• Step-by-step photo instructions to guide you with ease
• A simple understanding of how wild yeast becomes a living starter
• Clear techniques for creating your own sourdough from scratch
• Recipes beyond the classic loaf—pizza, rolls, grissini, and more

Get creative with flavours like:

• Chocolate
• Tomato
• Olives
• Linseed

And when you’re ready to go deeper, you’ll also learn about tools like bannetons, baking stones, and lames—without feeling overwhelmed.

More than just baking…

This book also touches on the meditative rhythm of sourdough—the slow, mindful process that brings you into a state of flow.

As Roly shares, baking can become a kind of quiet reset… where time softens, the mind settles, and something nourishing takes shape in your hands.

Perfect for:

• Beginners wanting an easy, approachable start
• Anyone curious about sourdough without the overwhelm
• People seeking a mindful, hands-on kitchen practice
• Home bakers ready to experiment and play

Product Details

• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 112
• Dimensions: 21.1 x 16.5 x 1.4 cm