MOUNI ABDELLI
Wild
Yeast
The French Baker’s Guide to Making Your Own Starter for Delicious Bread, Pizza, Desserts, and More!
Wild Yeast: The French Baker's Guide to Making Your Own Starter for Delicious Bread, Pizza, Desserts, and More!
Mouni Abdelli
Editor: Kelly Reed
Translation: Marie Deer
Copyeditor: Barbara Richter
Proofreader: Elizabeth Welch
Graphic design and layout: Anne Krawczyk
Layout and Cover Production: Randy Miyake
Project manager: Lisa Brazieal
Marketing coordinator: Mercedes Murray
All photographs and illustrations © Mouni Abdelli
ISBN: 978-1-68198-699-9
1st Edition (1st printing, December 2020)
Original French title: Faire son levain
© 2018 Éditions Eyrolles, Paris, France
French ISBN: 978-2-212-67504-7
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CONTENTS
PASTRY CUTTER OR DOUGH SCRAPER
3 WILD YEAST STARTER, A USER’S GUIDE
PREPARING YOUR LIQUID WILD YEAST STARTER
DAILY MAINTENANCE OF YOUR WILD YEAST STARTER
LONG-TERM STORAGE: DRIED WILD YEAST STARTER