Sourdough that's never rushedfrom scratchnaturally fermentedmade by handworth the wait
Naturally leavened with a living starter, slow-fermented for 48 hours, and hand-shaped in small batches. This is true sourdough — not the store-bought imitation.
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Plain loaf $10 · Specialty loaves $13 · Baked fresh to order
Classic Country Loaf
Our signature naturally-leavened loaf. A 48-hour ferment yields a blistered crust and a custardy, open crumb.
Cinnamon Raisin
Plump raisins and ribbons of cinnamon folded through slow-fermented dough. Toasts beautifully.
Jalapeño Cheddar
Sharp cheddar and fresh jalapeño baked through a tangy crumb. Gentle heat, melted pockets.
Garlic, Parmesan & Basil
Roasted garlic, aged Parmesan, and sweet basil woven into every slice. Deeply savory.
Cheddar
Generous folds of sharp cheddar melted into a golden, open crumb. Pure comfort.
Cheddar Garlic
Sharp cheddar married with mellow roasted garlic — our most-requested savory loaf.
Croissant
Laminated with patience and real butter, leavened with our living starter. Shatteringly flaky.
Pizza Bread
Tomato, herbs, and melted cheese baked into a pull-apart sourdough. A meal on its own.
Why Sourdough
6 reasons to choose real sourdough
Easier to digest
Natural fermentation breaks down gluten and starches before the bread ever reaches you.
Gentler on blood sugar
A lower glycemic impact than conventional loaves — slow fermentation does the work.
Naturally probiotic
Living fermentation builds beneficial bacteria and a depth of flavor you can taste.
No commercial yeast
Leavened entirely by a wild starter — just flour and water, kept alive and fed.
Richer flavor & texture
Time, not additives, develops the tang, the open crumb, and the crackling crust.
Keeps without preservatives
True sourdough simply lasts longer — no chemicals, nothing artificial.
The truth about store-bought
Most grocery-store “sourdough” isn't real — it's made with commercial yeast, soured artificially, and skips the long fermentation entirely.
Ours is real sourdough — slow-fermented, made from scratch, and never rushed.
How It Works
From our starter to your table
Pick your loaves
Choose from our rotating menu of handcrafted sourdough.
We slow-ferment
Your dough rests and develops for a full 48 hours.
Baked fresh to order
Hand-shaped and baked in small batches the day of pickup.
Pick up & enjoy
Collect your bread, still warm, on your chosen date.
Our Story
Hi, I'm Sarah.
I'll be honest — I fell down the sourdough rabbit hole because of TikTok. I couldn't stop watching those loaves, the gorgeous ones and the gloriously imperfect ones, and before long I was hooked.
But it became more than a hobby. Living with a disability, I needed something that was mine — a way to rebuild my strength, work through the hard days, and pour my whole self into something I could make with my hands. Kneading dough became my therapy and my workout all at once.
It got real last Easter, when I baked loaves for the people I work with. They cheered me on and kept telling me how good it was — and somewhere in there, this stopped being a project and became Breaking Bread.
Every loaf is made with care, real fermentation, and just a few honest ingredients — because bread made that way simply tastes different. The imperfect ones? Those are my favorites. They're proof a real person made this, by hand, for you.
I put my fight into every loaf — and a whole lot of love. You'll taste the difference.
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Pickup: Martin's — South Bend (near Notre Dame)
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