THE HUNGRY GHOST BREAD BOOK, An Offbeat Bakery�s Guide to Crafting Sourdough Loaves, Flatbreads, Crackers, Scones and More  by Jonathan Stevens. Softbound, 194 pages. Sourdough, declares Stevens, is not a style of bread. It is bread. The sourdough starter�the microbial community used to inoculate bread dough�transforms flour into something truly digestible by humans, unlocking the nutrients that are otherwise inaccessible. Stevens�s unique approach to working with sourdough can be summed up by three tenets, each of which begins with �more.� More hydration, more fermentation, and more heat in the oven.
Inside these pages, you�ll find tools, techniques, insights, short-cuts, ingredients, warnings, and a handful of haikus. You�ll find instructions for creating and nurturing your own sourdough starter, as well as formulas for a variety of loaves, flatbreads, crackers, folds, scones, bagels, and more.            No.  703624