It's Time to Talk Sourdough, featuring Amber Eisler
It's Time to Talk Sourdough, featuring Amber Eisler  
Podcast: Things Bakers Know: The King Arthur Baking Podcast
Published On: Mon May 12 2025
Description: It’s finally time. Today, we’re discussing a topic that produces a lot of confusion, passion, and toast: sourdough. King Arthur’s very own Director of Baking Education Amber Eisler is here to share her considerable expertise. Amber baked in our bakery for five years and has taught at the Baking School for over 15 years, so needless to say, she knows her stuff. First, she and David chat about some of the biggest unexpected pain points bakers run into while making sourdough and how to solve them. Then, Amber sticks around to join Jessica and David for Ask the Bakers, answering your burning sourdough questions. We also have a special treat, a dispatch from our audience sharing the names of their sourdough starters. And, as always, Jessica and David finish up with a spicy (or in this case, sour) Jess-opinion and the recipes they’re baking this week.  More on Amber’s Sourdough for Beginners On-Demand Class and the Baking School Visit our Sourdough Savvy shop page for our favorite tools and ingredients  Learn more about the Big Book of Bread  Amber’s Sourdough Sandwich Bread recipe  Super Fudgy Sourdough Brownies recipe What David’s baking this week: English Digestive Biscuits recipe  Record your question for our Ask the Bakers segment here!