Posts by Maurizio Leo

the perfect loaf spelt sourdough
Freshly Milled Flour

Spelt Sourdough Bread

Freshly milled spelt sourdough brings incredible flavor to this delicate bread.

rye sourdough and smorrebrod
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Rye Sourdough and Smørrebrød

It’s been cold here in New Mexico, like really, really cold. When it’s ten degrees outside you only want one of a few things: 1)

Recipes

White Sonora Sourdough

This recipe uses delicious white Sonora flour for a creamy crumb and mouthwatering flavor.

the perfect loaf fig and fennel sourdough
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Fig and Fennel Sourdough

I have childhood memories of my dad trying desperately to grow fig trees (as if he knew I’d one day make this fig and fennel

Oat porridge sourdough crumb and crust
Porridge Bread

Oat Porridge Sourdough

After the past few weeks, I’m not sure I want to move ever again. Throughout the last year as our new house has been under

Young Levain
High Hydration

Sourdough Bread with a Young Levain

My wife keeps telling me: “every time you bake you keep saying ‘Wow this is the best bread I have ever made’ the saying is

Whole wheat sourdough
High Hydration

Whole Wheat Sourdough

I have to warn you a bit here at the beginning: this whole wheat sourdough is a little more involved than some of my previous

High(er) Hydration Sourdough Bread
High Hydration

High(er) Hydration Sourdough Bread

My wife and I were out at dinner with a few friends the other night, and we got to talking about local co-op produce, cooking

Great caramelization on the sourdough crust
High Hydration

High Hydration Sourdough Bread

The following quote, a poignant and relatable statement from Lapo Elkann in a recent Monocle magazine interview. In a relatively jovial and concise article, he

Stout Country Sourdough
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Stout Country Sourdough

In winter, one of my favorite beverages has to be stout. That dark, malty, and filling beer takes the edge off the cold outside. Early