Hi, I'm Loafy! I'll stay with you until your loaf is out of the oven. Lovely! Then we can bake this weekend. One quick check first. No problem! A starter is just flour, water and a little patience. Oh no, let's find out why. Most problems come down to a few causes.
Let's bake your first great loaf. Together.
Every step, every timer and every “why”. Free, and no account needed.
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First things first
Do you have a sourdough starter?
Yes, I have one
Let's bake bread
Not yet
Make one with me, in about a week
My bread went wrong
Tell me what happened
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Does your starter double after a feed?
That's how you know it's strong enough to raise a loaf.
Only about 45 minutes of it is hands-on. The rest is waiting, and I'll tell you when.
Perfect. We start today.
Today · 5 min
Mix flour and water in a jar
Day 2 to 6 · 5 min a day
Feed it. I'll remind you.
Around day 7 to 14
Bubbly and doubling, so it's ready
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In about two weeks
Your first loaf
What is your bread doing?
The answer comes from The Sourdough Framework, with the chapter.
What would you like to make?
How I bake with you
You bring the flour. I bring the plan.
Sourdough isn't hard. It's a lot of waiting you can't read yet. Reading it is my job.
I tell you when
Every timer set, every wait explained. You'll know when to fold, shape and bake.
I tell you why
Ask me anything in your own words. I answer from The Sourdough Framework, Hendrik's free baking book (500,000 downloads), and name the chapter.
We celebrate
Log your first loaf and it earns the First Bake badge. The second one gets easier.
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