Free 7-Lesson Sourdough Starter Course

No fluff, no guesswork. From mixing your first starter to pulling your first loaf out of the oven, delivered to your inbox one short email at a time.

Sign up below and confirm your email. Lesson 1 arrives as soon as you do. Then a new lesson every couple of days, seven in all, until you’ve got a loaf of your own.

What the 7 Lessons Look Like

One short email every couple of days. Here’s exactly what you’ll get.

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Lesson 1: Your starter’s birthday is today

Mix your very first starter and learn exactly what to expect in the first 48 hours.

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Lesson 2: Feed It, Watch It, Don’t Panic

Get through the wobbly middle days and learn how to tell when it’s actually ready to bake with.

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Lesson 3: You already own most of what you need

Find out what’s genuinely worth buying, and what you can skip, before you spend a dime.

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Lesson 4: Your starter’s ready. Are you?

Bake your very first loaf, start to finish, with a recipe built for real kitchens.

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Lesson 5: Cheese. Herbs. Olives. Let’s go

Add cheese, herbs, and other mix-ins without wrecking your rise.

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Lesson 6: Keep it fresh (freezing isn’t cheating)

Keep your bread fresh longer, and learn what actually freezes well.

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Lesson 7: Your starter’s part of the family now

Settle into a feeding rhythm and put your discard to work instead of tossing it.

A bag of high-protein flour and a jar with a rubber band, ready to mix a sourdough starter on day 1
Lesson 1: mixing your very first starter
A fresh-baked sourdough loaf with a crackled crust, cooling on a board
Lesson 4: the loaf you’ll be pulling out of your own oven

What People Say About Learning With Desi

From Desi’s in-person sourdough baking classes. The same teaching, now in your inbox.

“Such a lovely Mother’s Day experience! The sourdough baking class was fun, informative, and beautifully organized, even for beginners. I learned so much and enjoyed every minute.”

– Melissa

“I had a wonderful experience learning to make sourdough bread with Desi! She made the process easy to understand, even as a beginner, and even sent me away with a starter kit.”

– Lori

Ready to Start?

It’s free, it’s just seven emails, and Lesson 1 is waiting.