If you are ready to move from “I want to make sourdough” to pulling your own loaf from the oven, I want to make your first steps simple. Join Premium BBW by September 1, 2026 and I will include the Beginner Sourdough Toolkit (normally $17) at no extra cost. The Toolkit gives you step by step written instructions (starter to first loaf), a simple three-day baking schedule, starter log, bread journal, and troubleshooting help so you know exactly what to do first. Then, inside Premium BBW, you will have the full path, weekly live support, and help deciding what to bake next, whether that is improving artisan sourdough, sandwich bread, whole grains, or another family favorite. The Toolkit gets you started. Premium BBW helps you keep going. Premium BBW is $37/month or $370/year—save $74 annually. Join by September 1, 2026 to receive the Toolkit free. Click UPGRADE to become a premium member!!

You are in the right place, whether you are still working toward your first loaf or you are ready to make homemade bread part of your weekly rhythm. The Free BBW Community is designed to help you get started. You can learn the simple method, work through the First Loaf mini-course, ask questions, and celebrate each win along the way. Premium BBW is for the home baker who is ready for more than one good loaf. It is where you get a clear “what do I bake next?” path, weekly live Q&A and guided support, and help making bread work in your own kitchen and schedule. I made this simple chart so you can see the difference at a glance. There is no wrong place to be. Start where you are, and when you are ready for more support, Premium will be here. Premium BBW is $37/month (cancel at anytime) or $370/year (save $74 with annual membership). If you have a question about whether Premium is the right next step for you, send me a message. Sandra

We are wrapping up May "Rising Strong" this week (Can you believe that May is almost done?) Some of you baked your first loaf this month — and that's huge. But I know there are still bakers here who haven't gotten there yet. Maybe your starter isn't cooperating. Maybe you're not sure if it's actually ready to bake with. Maybe you keep second-guessing yourself right before you mix your dough. I get it, I have been there. I want to invite you to "Is It Ready?" Starter Workshop — June 3rd 🗓 (Next Week! Replays are available.) We're going to break down exactly how to read your starter, what "ready" actually looks like, and what to do when it's just not doing what you expected. We will also cover care, maintenance & feeding. Think of it as a crash course in Sourdough Starter. If starter confusion has been the thing holding you back — this is for you. 👉 https://thebreadandbutterway.com/starterworkshop You don't need a perfect starter. You just need to understand the one you have. —Sandra

Good morning, BBW community! If you just found your way in here — welcome. 🙌 I'm so glad you're here. This is a community of real home bakers following one simple method. No noise, no conflicting advice, no pressure to be perfect. Before anything else, I'd love to know: Where are you in your sourdough journey right now? Drop one of these in the comments: - 🌱 Haven't started yet — just curious - 🫙 I have a starter but haven't baked yet - 🍞 I've baked before but something went wrong - 🙌 I'm baking regularly and want to go deeper And if you haven't started the free course yet — it's inside the Classroom tab. That's your first step. Everything else builds from there.

One of the most common things I hear from my students when I first meet them is: "I've watched so many videos and read so many books and I'm still not sure what I'm doing wrong." Rest assured: That's a clarity problem, not a baker problem. That's a "There are so many methods problem", not a you problem. When you have too many sources pulling you in different directions, your brain can't build a method — so every bake feels like a guessing game. That's exactly why I built the free mini course inside this community: one streamlined method, one teacher, one clear path to your first loaf. Plus you can ask your questions in the community. No jumping between methods. No conflicting advice. Just the next step — and then the one after that. One step at a time. Your goal this week: Go through the course (even if it's not your first loaf). Follow the steps. Talk soon! Sandra