Naturally leavened · Lake Norman, NC
Three
ingredients,
one bread.
Handcrafted sourdough made with three simple ingredients: flour, salt and water. Slow fermentation, lots of love, and never any preservatives.
Our starter
Bread so good, we had to share it.
We started by making just a few loaves a week for friends and family, and now we've been proudly serving Josh's Farmers Market since 2024!
- Naturally leavenedNo commercial yeast, ever
- 24-hour fermentMixed one day, baked the next
- Small batches. Big flavor.For the perfect loaf every time
What began with a handful of homemade loaves has grown into our little bakery built on good bread, happy customers, and a love for making something special by hand. We're so grateful that what started in our own kitchen has found a place in so many of yours.
Everything is naturally leavened, which is a long way of saying there's no commercial yeast in any of it. What makes the bread rise is a jar of flour and water we've kept alive on the counter, fed every day, for longer than we've been selling it.
coming soon
Everything here is made by two people, our Simply Bread ovens, and a very well fed jar of flour and water.
That jar is also why we can't rush. Dough gets mixed one day and baked the next, with a long cold ferment in between doing the work that yeast would otherwise do in an hour. It's what gives the crumb its structure, the crust its blister, and it's why the bread keeps on the counter for days instead of going stale overnight.
Featured loaf
Everything Bagel
Sourdough
A golden, crusty sourdough loaf packed with savory everything bagel seasoning, creating the perfect blend of garlic, onion, sesame, and poppy seeds.
Recent bakes
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Where the bread is
Come get a loaf
How to pre-order at Josh's Farmers Market
Pre-orders must be placed at least two days ahead for Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday morning drop-offs. For example…
- Text or email by ThursdayTell us what you'd like and how many. We'll confirm what's on the bake list that week.
- We bake it FridayYour loaves come out of the oven with the rest of the weekend bake.
- Pick up SaturdayCollect from the checkout counter at Josh's!