Sourdough Baking Guide
A practical guide to starter care, fermentation, timing, troubleshooting, and sourdough recipes—written for home bakers.
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Featured Recipe Collections
Seasonal favorites and reader-loved recipes, curated for every baker.
Fall Recipes
Apples and pumpkins and spices, oh my! The best of fall baking is in this collection.
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Pumpkin Bagel Recipe
This pumpkin bagel recipe delivers the same dense crumb and chewy, shiny crust as a classic New York bagel, with warm pumpkin spice worked right into the dough. It’s a two-day, make-ahead process — most of the time is hands-off rise, not hands-on work — so it’s easy to fit into a weekend baking routine….
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Italian Bread Recipe
This Italian bread recipe makes a classic torpedo-shaped loaf with a thin, crackly crust and a light, airy crumb — the kind I grew up eating in the New York/New Jersey area. The key to great flavor is an overnight cold fermentation. Mix the dough one day and bake fresh loaves the next. Sesame seeds…
The Baker Behind the Recipes
Hi, I’m Eileen
I’m Eileen Gray, a pastry chef who loves teaching people how to bake.
I believe that, with a little guidance and a good recipe, anyone can bake from scratch.
Baking Sense isn’t just a recipe site — it’s a place to learn the art and science of baking.
