About the Author

Tara Jensen is the author of A Baker's Year and has been baking professionally for over twenty years. She worked at Red Hen Baking in Middlesex, Vermont; Farm & Sparrow in Asheville, North Carolina; with Jennifer Lapidus at Carolina Ground, also in Asheville and ran her own bakery, Smoke Signals. Her bread and pies have been featured in publications such as Food & Wine and Bon Appetit and she teaches bread baking workshops in Virginia, where she lives with her husband and daughter.

Reviews

“I was lucky enough to attend a bread making workshop with Tara where we made the most beautiful and delicious sourdough loaves. Tara taught us about flour (we even milled our own), sourdough starter, and, of course, bread making. Reading Flour Power is like being back in that workshop. You’ll learn so much about making magnificent bread—it’s like Tara is holding your hands throughout.”—Klancy Miller, founder of For the Culture and author of Cooking Solo: The Joy of Cooking for Yourself

“Tara Jensen is an effortless and inspiring teacher. In Flour Power, she not only expertly guides readers through baking science and techniques but also passes along the everyday wisdom of how to incorporate baking bread into your life. Tara’s undeniable expertise, signature creativity, and floury fingerprints are all over these beautiful pages.”—Erin Jeanne McDowell, author of The Book on Pie

“Tara inspires me to bake. She brings together simple ingredients with integrity to bake our way through life’s hardest moments. Flour Power has all the tools to conquer our sourdough fears in the comfort of our home kitchens. I am lucky she is one of my closest friends and writing confidante—my baked goods and life are better for it.”—Melissa M. Martin, author of Mosquito Supper Club

“[A] thoroughly delightful guide to baking sourdough, rye, and whole grain loaves.”—Publishers Weekly