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06/24/2026

This weekend, is headed to Arizona with Simply Bread to spend three days inside for this summer’s first Artisan Sourdough Intensive 🥖

We’ll be stepping into full days of production and shaping alongside the Proof team. We’ll learn their naturally leavened croissant process and visit the farmers market. Jon and Amanda built Proof Bread from a garage bakery into a thriving business with five locations, a flour mill, and nearly 100 employees.

Growing a bakery like this requires hundreds of decisions about production, staffing, sales, leadership, profitability, and everything in between. Throughout the intensive, participants discuss the lessons learned while building Proof Bread and the decisions that continue to guide its future.

There aren’t many seats remaining for the July and August intensives. If you’ve been thinking about attending, we’d encourage you to submit your application soon.

Comment PROOF and we’ll DM you a code for $100 off the ticket price.

06/23/2026

There are few things more rewarding than getting to witness a baker’s dream arrive at their doorstep.

When Gianna’s oven was delivered, she shared:

“Aahhh pinch me!!! She’s here!! She’s arrived and I am beside myself with so many tears and emotions🫶🏻😭When you are determined to make your dreams a reality there’s just no better feeling…I’ll be learning the process of baking in my new Simply Bread oven so stay tuned friends, it only goes up from here! Oh my goodness here we go👏🏻😭😭😭🙏🏻🌾🍞🥖”

Moments like this never get old. Behind every oven is a baker who decided to believe in themselves, invest in their craft, and take a chance on what they hope is possible.

, thank you for allowing us to celebrate this milestone with you. We are honored to be a small part of your journey and can’t wait to see where it takes you. ❤️🍞

06/17/2026

The best part about milestones is that they give us a chance to pause and appreciate just how far we’ve come.

Today, we’re celebrating 6 whole months alongside and sharing her reflection exactly as she wrote it. We couldn’t say it better ourselves. 💛

“Today marks 6 months baking with my Simply Bread Oven, and honestly, it has changed everything.

Just two days after deciding to go all in on this microbakery dream,  announced their first shipment to Australia. It felt like a sign that this crazy idea might actually work.

In the last 6 months, this little oven has helped me:

💛 Increase my baking capacity over 10-fold
💛 Reduce my baking hours
💛 Build a thriving weekly bake that regularly fills our Loaf Shed
💛 Connect with so many wonderful people in our community

Taking the leap and investing in this oven was one of the best decisions I’ve made for Little Stroud Loaf.

Here’s to the next 6 months of flour-covered mornings, fresh loaves, and seeing where this journey takes us. 🥂”

One year ago, Alexa made a decision that changed the course of her life.
Today, she’s celebrating a milestone that repre...
06/16/2026

One year ago, Alexa made a decision that changed the course of her life.

Today, she’s celebrating a milestone that represents far more than a year in business. It’s the result of hundreds of early mornings, difficult decisions, lessons learned, risks taken, and the determination to keep moving forward.

One of the things we love most about the baking community is getting to witness moments like this. Behind every bakery is a story, and we’re grateful Alexa chose to share hers with us!

Congratulations on an incredible first year, . What you’ve accomplished deserves to be celebrated, and we’re grateful you shared your story with our community. ❤️

06/15/2026

When you’re the baker, dishwasher, bookkeeper, photographer, social media manager, delivery driver, customer service department, and owner all at the same time... some days call for a little extra support. 💪

Thank you for sharing a glimpse behind the scenes and reminding us that every bakery has those moments where the only way to get it all done is... to get it done.

Got a fun behind-the-scenes bakery moment? Tag us! We love featuring members of the Simply Bread community and celebrating the real life that happens behind the bread. ❤️

06/11/2026

Simply Bread is hosting another webinar next Thursday, June 18th at 4:00 PM PST. will be hosting and talking about The Hidden Cost of Not Scaling Your Bakery.

Growth opportunities often appear long before bakers feel ready to pursue them. Additional products. Increased production. New sales channels. Wholesale accounts. Stronger systems. More flexibility. Many of the opportunities bakers hope to achieve are often much closer than they realize.

The challenge is determining what is needed to reach them. During this webinar, we’ll discuss how to recognize opportunities that may already exist within your bakery, identify the factors influencing your ability to take advantage of them, and evaluate what changes can create the greatest impact moving forward. Whether you’re looking to increase production, improve efficiency, expand your offerings, or prepare for your next stage of growth, this webinar is designed to help you make informed decisions about where to go next.

Click the link here to register and save your seat today👉🏻 https://smplybrd.info/4fGBscR

06/10/2026

shares his creative twist on focaccia in the USA/ Simply Bread 20x20 Pans. It’s a stunning baked brie focaccia board complete with charcuterie compartments, snacks, and fresh-baked cookies for dessert.

Here’s what he had to say:

“We hosted a little get-together this weekend, so I decided to have some fun with the focaccia pans from . The idea was simple: bake a giant focaccia board with a wheel of brie in the centre and compartments for olives, charcuterie, and all the snacks. Add a few dozen chocolate chip cookies for dessert and you’ve got yourself a pretty good party. One of the things I love about these pans is how versatile they are. They’re great for traditional focaccia, but they’re also perfect for projects like this when you want to get a little creative. We baked everything in our Simply Bread Oven, which has become my oven of choice for both the micro bakery and entertaining at home.”

Would you serve this at your next gathering?

06/09/2026

Sourdough Thin Mint Copycat Cookies
After a few rounds of testing, landed on this sourdough Thin Mint copycat recipe.

These cookies bake up crisp, hold their snap after being coated in chocolate, and have just enough peppermint to remind you of the original without overpowering the chocolate💪🏻

Yield: 48 cookies using a 2-inch cutter
Recipe:

150g AP flour
23g black cocoa
20g cocoa powder
114g butter
97g sugar
43g sourdough discard
1 egg yolk
2g salt
1g baking soda
3g vanilla
0.6–1g peppermint extract (or drops)

Chocolate Coating:
200–250g good quality dark chocolate
100–150g good quality semi-sweet chocolate
2–4 drops peppermint extract
Small amount of coconut oil, as needed

Method:
Cream together the butter, sugar, and half the cocoa powder. Add the sourdough discard, egg yolk, vanilla, and peppermint extract and mix until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients, including the rest of the cocoa powder, and mix until a soft chocolate dough forms.

Roll the dough to about 1/8 inch thick and cut into rounds. Place onto a baking sheet or, if baking in the Simply Bread Oven, bake directly on a mat placed on the stones. Bake at 340°F for 10–12 minutes until crisp, then allow the cookies to cool completely.

Melt the chocolate, a small amount of coconut oil, and peppermint extract until smooth. Dip each cookie into the chocolate coating and place on a lined tray. Chill until the chocolate is fully set.

Store them in the freezer and enjoy straight from frozen for the best texture.

Save this recipe to make them later!

What started as a way to pay an unexpected power bill has grown into a thriving family bakery.
 recently shared the stor...
06/08/2026

What started as a way to pay an unexpected power bill has grown into a thriving family bakery.

recently shared the story behind adding a second oven:

“Second Oven

I am so excited to add a second oven in my small bakery
When we started there was never an idea of a bakery in my house. We only sold our first bread to pay an extremely high power bill from Duke Power during December.

We had a $1200 bill to pay in December or Duke Power was going to turn the power off 3 days before Christmas. At that time we had already been paid everything we were going to make that month.
Listen to how good our God is....

My husband took a picture of one of my sandwich breads in a nice Christmas bag in front of the Christmas tree and posted it online for sale for $10.... We sold 120 of them that one month and paid our power bill to keep the lights on for Christmas.

Next month in January I had no expectations of selling any more but people asked if they could get it again.... And again.... And again.
Now we pay every bill we have by selling bread, we are able to work from home, and homeschool our kids. It is hard work and it is not glamorous but it is everything we always wanted.”

Congratulations to Three Sisters Homestead & Bakery on this milestone. Your story is a reminder of how far determination, consistency, and a lot of hard work can take you. 💪🏻❤️

06/04/2026

One of the most rewarding parts of what we do is watching bakeries grow.

shared their experience building a thriving bread business with two Simply Ovens:

“Curious if you can turn your home baking into a full time thriving business?

Yes, yes you most certainly can.

With 2 Simply Ovens we are able to bring in a 6 figure gross revenue.

We only bake bread, which makes our system incredibly streamlined. It’s only the two of us hustling (no employees). We sell through 16 locations across a large geographical area. Our average week is 600 loaves.

If you have the ambition and determination you too can operate a full time bread production business from home.

Efficiency is key here.
Optimize every step you make.
Make sure your product is consistent every single bake.
Test, measure, evaluate, repeat.

Consistency & efficiency is where you will start building success.”

Thank you Katy for allowing us to share your story and for being part of the Simply Bread family. We’re honored to be a small part of your journey.

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