This package will make two 1.5lb loaves. Like a true San Francisco sourdough, it has that tangy, distinctive flavor of true sourdough. It's crustier and chewier than other breads made in your bread machine. It even looks like an authentic sourdough bread with its split white top. This package contains two sourdough bread mixes. Each mix makes a large loaf--aproximately two pounds. SAF yeast packets are enclosed. You provide only water. Directions and tips for perfect bread are included. Try this bread for breakfast. Sourdough bread makes excellent, crunchy toast reminiscent of English muffin bread. When we think of sourdough bread, we think of crusty, chewy bread with that wonderful sourdough flavor. Now you can make it in your bread machine. Your family and friends will be amazed. For a crusty bread: This sourdough bread naturally forms a more chewy crust than other mixes and a "medium" crust setting will be adequate in most bread machines. To maintain a chewy crust, store your bread in a paper bag, not plastic. (In plastic, the bread sweats and softens the outer crust.) If you bake it in your oven: In your bread machine, this mix forms a very moist dough ball--too sticky to handle. You'll want to reduce the water by a couple tablespoons. You can make a wonderful sourdough bread in your oven but it takes a little patience. With less water, this is a slow riser. Allow at least a couple hours for it to rise on your counter. If you make this bread in your bread machine, water temperature is critical. Please use a thermometer to measure water at exactly 80 degrees. A ten degree difference in water temperature can double the growth rate of the yeast. These bread mixes are satisfaction guaranteed when you use a thermometer