Artisan Bread: A guide to baking everything from sourdough loaves to crackers at home

Simple, hands-on bread baking from starter to finished loaf

Artisan Bread: A guide to baking everything from sourdough loaves to crackers at home. is a practical, beginner-oriented baking cookbook by Maria Doblev. It focuses on the fundamentals of sourdough and home bread making, then widens the scope to include a varied mix of breads and baked goods.

The opening chapters establish the basics: what sourdough is, how a starter works, the equipment you may need, and the core rhythm of mixing, kneading, rising, shaping, scoring, baking, and cooling. From there, the book moves into recipe-driven chapters that cover European bread, American bread, unleavened bread, vegetarian bread, dietary bread, fruit bread, chocolate and coffee bread, exotic bread, keto bread, crackers, pizzas, biscuits, and more.

What makes this guide approachable

The tone is direct and instructional, with an emphasis on doing rather than overcomplicating. Instead of treating bread as a specialist craft reserved for professional bakers, the book frames it as a home skill that can be learned step by step. That makes it especially suitable for readers who want a broad, practical introduction to bread baking and starter-based recipes.

• Introduces sourdough from the ground up
• Explains starter-making and basic bread workflow
• Covers a wide range of bread styles and baked goods
• Uses a straightforward, beginner-friendly approach

For home bakers who want variety

If you enjoy baking projects that move from the essentials into recipe variety, this title offers a useful spread of techniques and ideas. It is especially well suited to readers who want one book that covers classic sourdough, everyday loaves, and a selection of sweet or savory baked goods in a single place.

Digital Delights brings you a bread baking title that is practical, broad in scope, and easy to browse when you’re planning your next bake.