👉 Includes an overnight option for busy schedules There was a time when I stood in the bread aisle at the grocery store reading ingredient labels and thinking… this can’t be right. Why does bread need this many additives? Why are there ingredients I can’t pronounce? That was the beginning of my journey toward making…

When I first started baking sourdough, I wasn’t trying to follow a trend. I was just tired of reading ingredient labels on store-bought bread and wondering why something as simple as flour and water needed so many additives. But something unexpected happened once I switched to traditional sourdough. It didn’t just taste better. It felt…

One of the most common things I hear from people who want to start baking sourdough is this: “I don’t have time.” And I understand that completely. Between feeding animals, managing orders, keeping up with life, and baking around 60 loaves a week in my home kitchen, I don’t have endless free time either. What…

There was a time when I genuinely thought I just wasn’t “good at sourdough.” I had flat loaves. Dense loaves. Loaves that looked beautiful on the outside but were gummy in the middle. I followed recipes carefully. I measured everything. I waited the recommended number of hours. And still… something was off. Now that I…

When most people think of sourdough, they picture rustic loaves of bread. But sourdough starter is incredibly versatile — and one of my favorite ways to use it is in bagels. These sourdough blueberry bagels have the perfect balance of textures: a chewy crust from the traditional boil and a soft, airy interior thanks to…

Feeding, Maintaining, and Preparing It for Baking One of the first questions new sourdough bakers ask is: “How do I keep my starter healthy?” At first, maintaining a sourdough starter can feel overwhelming. But once you understand the rhythm of feeding and fermentation, it becomes surprisingly simple. In my working kitchen, I bake dozens of…

If you haven’t heard already… you probably need more protein in your diet 😄. I’ve got a great option for you that doesn’t include eating a container of cottage cheese…lol. These sourdough protein bars are one of my favorite ways to use extra sourdough starter or discard and they come together quickly with simple ingredients..…

👉If you’ve struggled with sticky dough or flat loaves, I’m going to walk you through exactly how to fix it. With some tried and true methods from my home bakery. If your sourdough dough feels sticky, flat, or impossible to shape—you’re not alone. If your sourdough dough is too sticky, hard to shape, or not…

If you’ve been looking for the perfect sourdough chocolate chip cookies, this recipe combines rich browned butter with sourdough discard (or active starter) to create soft, chewy cookies with incredible flavor. It’s an easy way to use discard while making a bakery-quality treat at home. They’re rich, soft, slightly chewy, and have that deep flavor…

When people picture a bakery setup, they often imagine a huge space filled with complicated equipment, not a modest home kitchen with minimal space. But my micro bakery runs out of my home with a simple, well-used set of micro bakery tools that I rely on every single day. I don’t have a lot of…

There’s something so satisfying about pulling homemade pizza dough out of the freezer and having dinner halfway done before you even start cooking. This sourdough pizza dough has become one of my favorite ways to make homemade pizza feel realistic on busy days. I’ll often make a triple batch, freeze individual dough balls, and then…