Good evening everyone !!! I am just getting back from vacation and I am super excited to try my very first sourdough. I have no idea of what I am doing or even how to start but I will start somewhere. lol

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I'm so glad you're here - truly! 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗯𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿, whether you've started yet or not! Here we focus on the "why?" behind the dough and bread! Sourdough without the guesswork!! You'll see me say this often... 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴🌾 Whether you’re brand new, years into baking, or running a bakery — you have a seat at this table! We're in this journey together! I’m always baking, testing, and paying attention, then bringing the useful stuff back here so you don’t have to sift through the noise! 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻!👇🏼 First things first, we have a welcome gift for you in the classroom!🎁 Go check it out! You'll also see various free unlockable courses to help you along the way!! Here's a *brief* explanation of how that works here: 🌟𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗨𝗽🌟 If you check out the "Leaderboards" Tab you'll see the different levels you can reach! Every like you receive on a comment or post you make is one point [One like = One point]! In the leaderboard tab, it'll show you how many points you need to reach the next level & to unlock each free, mini course! 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀, The Welcome Rise Mini Course is perfect for you! It will walk you through making your first starter & bread from scratch! Straightforward and simple!! Even if you've already tackled your first starter & bread, you may find it to be helpful also! In the classroom you'll also see our Foundations Series Course! It's 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗯𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹! Truly, there's something in there for everyone! I dive deep into the "why" of every stage of sourdough. There's printable cheat sheets, quickstart guides, audio reading versions, interactive quizzes & more!! It's unlocked through upgrading to premium, where you also get 1-on-1 coaching with me!! I'll save you all the details here, you can find that info by clicking on the course! **lessons & features are still being added as of now**

When I first started sourdough, I made these sourdough skillet pizzas... when I tell you they're SO good!! 📝Side note: I have lots of recipes to type up for you guys😅🤣 I'm working on a website for you but it will take me a good while so bear with me if you can! Anyway, back to the pizza topic lol. I'm ABSOLUTELY making some today and I will try to remember to record the process to show you guys! If I don't, cuz life🤦🏻‍♀️, I'll definitely take pictures lol Have you tried any "discard" recipes?

I just wanted to say a quick thank you to everyone here! Just 2 and a half months ago I was the only member here🤣 Starting completely from scratch, no following. Just little ole me wanting to make a difference in people's lives any way I can! Thank you again to those who keep the community buzzing! Those who are always engaging - posting, commenting, etc! This is for sure one of my favorite corners of the internet! And I hope and pray we can continue to help people along in their sourdough journeys for years to come! I'm about to mop my floors and go to bed✌🏼🥱🤣 See you guys again tomorrow for Show & Crumb Saturday!