Ingredients we recommend
Most ingredients on this page are organic. Not a lecture — just a preference for how they're grown. Traceable mills, cleaner gluten development in our experience, and no pre-harvest desiccation.
King Arthur Organic Bread Flour
The bread flour we'd build any loaf around. 12.7% protein, traceable mill, organic so you can taste the wheat instead of the residues.
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MY RUSTIC ROOTS San Francisco Sourdough Starter
Dried organic San Francisco-style starter that revives in a couple of feeds. Beginner-friendly directions in the box — the easiest way into sourdough without growing one from scratch.
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Bob's Red Mill Organic Dark Rye Flour
Dark rye that gives a proper deep-flavored loaf — not the pale stuff most grocery stores carry. Ships as four 20-oz bags so the pantry stays stocked.
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King Arthur Organic Whole Wheat Flour
Stone-ground whole wheat that holds together in sandwich loaves. Organic from the same brand-stance reasoning as our hero bread flour.
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Sun-Maid Organic California Raisins
California-grown, organic, resealable bag. The bread you make for breakfast — cinnamon-raisin, walnut-raisin — starts here.
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Yupik Organic Raw California Walnut Halves
Halves rather than pieces, so they show in the crumb. A 2.2 lb bag handles a season's worth of bake-day enrichment.
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365 Whole Foods Organic Caraway Seed
Caraway is what makes rye taste like rye. Whole seed keeps its oils longer than ground, and you only need 1–2% by flour weight.
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Anthony's Organic Psyllium Husk Powder
The gluten replacement that lets gluten-free bread actually hold together. Finely ground, organic, in a 1.5 lb bag that lasts.
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Antimo Caputo Pizzeria 00 Flour
The Italian pizzeria standard, the blue bag — milled fine for the crackling Neapolitan crust you can't fake with bread flour. Two 2.2 lb bags per order.
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Divina Organic Pitted Kalamata Olives
Pitted, jarred, brine-cured Greek kalamatas. The right olives for focaccia or an olive sourdough — about three loaves' worth in a 10.2 oz jar.
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Wholesome Organic Unsulfured Molasses
Unsulfured for clean flavor — the molasses dark rye and pumpernickel call for. Pairs naturally with our caraway and dark rye picks.
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Hoosier Hill Farm Whole Milk Powder
Sandwich loaves call for milk powder to soften the crumb. Shelf-stable, doesn't go off in the back of the fridge like fresh milk does.
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