Malted Wheat & Rye Flour
Fresh Water
Aged Levain
Sea Salt
Natural ingredients, lots of whole grains, & no funny stuff…
UC Davis Alumna
VP of Tasting & Praise
“Sliced, plastic-bagged, off-the-shelf bread can taste bland. Many in the baking industry add preservatives and flavor agents like honey (sweet) or vinegar (sour) to their quick, lackluster products to make them sell better.”
“I say try my Dad’s artisan whole grain sourdough. Honestly, it is just soo good…“
“Naomi, thanks for the Introduction!”
West Sacramento, California
Whole-grain (wheat and rye) sourdough bread is different. Yes, I bake nutritious, aromatic sourdough goods in small batches from scratch. All are made with naturally aged levain (flour, water, wild yeast, etc.), lots of whole-grain flour, a touch of malt, overnight fermentation, and NO industrial additives, preservatives, or artificial ingredients. This is ‘slow food’ and 100% trans fat-free, for sure.
The 49er miners once lived off sourdough while digging for gold in wild foothills. Their bakes were less delicious − unlike the fine French and Italian shops that baked tasty sourdough bread in bustling San Francisco during the Gold Rush era.
After college, I once took a stint at a German bakery. The aroma of fresh-baked breads and pastries lingers on in my sensual memory. These days, I have rediscovered the craft of baking incredible sourdough goods as my hobby. 😜
Can Something so Tasty be so Healthy?
- Whole wheat is a vital source of plant-based proteins and leaves a smaller environmental footprint than animal-based food products.
- Packed with plenty of fiber and nutrients, whole wheat’s natural complexity lends itself perfectly for slow-fermenting sourdough.
- No one yet knows how industrial preservatives affect gut health. We do not add them to our sourdough bakes.
- Real whole grain sourdough is gloriously digestible, possibly even for folks with gluten sensitivity, and supports the unsung microbiome of the gut.
- Bonus − because sourdough bread does not contain eggs or dairy, it lasts surprisingly long when kept in a breadbox or linen bag, and freezes well. 😅
Current Offerings
Our current sourdough offerings include batards, demi-baguettes, and pretzels. All contain a good amount of whole wheat flour and are baked in small, artisan batches.
Whole Wheat Sourdough Batards
This bread belongs on every kitchen table. It is prepared with aged levain, 50% whole wheat, long fermentation, and small batches. What many like best about it is its caramelized crust. Batards are elongated, making them a bit easier to hold and slice than round boules. Around 710 gm or 25 oz.
Whole Wheat Sourdough Demi-Baguettes
These demi-baguettes are easy to munch on during breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Thin and long, they are prepared with aged levain, 25% whole wheat, long fermentation, and in small batches. Around 385 gm or 14 oz.
Whole Wheat Sourdough Pretzels
Real German soft pretzels are dunked in a lye bath for their distinct crust and color. Recipes also call for less whole wheat flour, a pinch of diastatic malt powder, and some butter for flavor. Soft pretzels break a whole-wheat purist’s schema a bit. But I shall not violate one of Germany’s sacred recipes. Around 105 gm or 3.5 oz.
Orders, Drops, Popups, Pickups, & Walkups
Crusty Batards, Soft Pretzels, Crispy Demi-Baguettes − all prepared and baked with aged levain, healthy amounts of whole wheat, and long fermentation. These affordable, small-batch gourmet foods are now available for order and pick up.
How does all that work?
Learn more about how orders, drops, popups, pickups, & walkups work.
Order via Hotplate
Hotplate is our preferred online service provider for streamlined sourdough goods sales. Our easy-to-use storefront on their intuitive service site makes it a breeze for customers like you to order and be SMS-notified (on your phone) of drops and popups for pickups or walkups.
We prefer to message via mobile phones rather than emails.
In our storefront on Hotplate, customers reserve items when they add them to their cart, and must checkout in time to secure their purchase.
This process ensures that we do not oversell and gives customers like you a much less frustrating purchasing experience.
Hotplate gives you a clear checkout, automatic order confirmations, and SMS reminders.
To Family, Friends, and Neighbors…
I set up this site to inspire and support local family & friends and those dispersed worldwide in their endeavor to bake nutritious, aromatic, and tasty sourdough bread at home.
Does every loaf of my many bakes come out perfect? Honestly, nope. Every bake is a new event, and many factors (living wild yeast, seasonal temperatures, time, etc.) influence its outcome. So, no one loaf is ever the same, but all are good.
Give baking sourdough bread a try if you have not done so. Sacramento-Sourdough is here to guide you in developing your baking skills and discovering the joys of devouring homemade sourdough bread and losing weight! 😊
The Sourdough App
Baker’s Math made easy.
Baker’s Math or Percentages are used to scale a given recipe’s ingredients up or down for different quantities of ingredients or loaves.
In my app, you simply enter a few vitals, including the desired Baker’s percentages, and the app calculates the proper ingredients for your whole wheat sourdough bake. 🤩
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