This Loaf Changed American Bread, with Chad Robertson

Today, we’re dedicating a whole episode to a single loaf of bread. But not just any bread: the loaf from San Francisco’s Tartine bakery, which kicked off a sourdough revolution in the States. David and Jessica start the show by unpacking just what made Tartine and its bread so influential; together, they dig into the ways this loaf's impact continues to resonate today, plus their own personal relationships to it. Then, Jessica is joined by Tartine’s Chad Roberston, who shares his baking journey, the myriad inspirations that shaped his bread baking, and his thoughts on sourdough today. Finally, they answer some of your biggest sourdough questions before closing the show with this week’s Jess-opinion and the recipes they’re baking. Recipes and other links from this episode: Pick up a copy of Tartine Bread https://bakewith.us/pb0rgi71 And Tartine No. 3 (which Jessica cowrote!) https://bakewith.us/rbr8x03g Follow Chad Robertson and his work on Instagram https://bakewith.us/ydefeo44 Inspired to bake? Order a sourdough starter https://bakewith.us/53ir7wtc Or make your own https://bakewith.us/qtkn7twt Read Carla Lalli’s newsletter, Food Processing https://bakewith.us/9dm6j5fs Bake our Pain de Campagne recipe https://bakewith.us/d4mx6aas Learn more about autolyse https://bakewith.us/x4jail7a What David’s baking this week: Chocolate Sourdough Babka https://bakewith.us/2qdvqlil What Jessica’s baking this week: Creamy Coconut Sheet Cake https://bakewith.us/59lgryx0 Record your question for our Ask the Bakers segment here! https://bakewith.us/u0bwtorq This episode is sponsored by Brød & Taylor. Your best bread is within reach. Brød & Taylor builds tools that help you get there. See what's possible at Brød's & Taylor website: https://bakewith.us/jp99clk3 Thanks to Curio Spice Co., a woman-owned mission-driven spice company, for sponsoring this episode. https://bakewith.us/egjwsib8 This episode is brought to you by a new collaboration between King Arthur and Supernatural Kitchen. Supernatural makes America’s brightest dye‑free sprinkles, and those sprinkles are inside King Arthur Baking’s new Confetti Mixes. Find both mixes — Confetti Cupcakes or Confetti Cookies — at Target, Target.com, or kingarthurbaking.com.