Sourdough bread is undoubtedly delicious with a chewy crust and light and airy crumb. The increasing popularity of sourdough bread represents a return to older baking methods, and making bread in this way results in a loaf that is more nutritious and better for us in a number of ways: 1. Sourdough bread uses less yeast: since the 1960s most of the bread produced in the UK has been manufactured by the Chorley Wood method. This method involved the addition of extra yeast (at le