Home bakers who can nail the crumb and flavour but can’t get that dramatic upward ear flap on their sourdough crust.

The book includes:

• Custom cover design with a bread loaf illustration and score line

• Table of Contents with chapter page references

• 6 full chapters covering the science of ear formation, the 4 root causes, scoring technique, dough tension, steam & heat physics, and a full diagnostic worksheet

• Running headers & footers with page numbers

• Reference tables — scoring angle grids, ear profile spectrum, pre-bake checklists

• Pull quotes and styled callout boxes throughout

• Appendix with golden numbers and a printable pre-bake checklist​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​