Tori's Baked Goods — Sourdough Bread

🥛 Local delivery & in-store pickup. This is a fresh-baked local item. Order it here and choose Local Delivery (within 5 miles of our Modesto store, delivered after 7 PM) or Pickup at 429 McHenry Ave at checkout — we keep it cold the whole way. It cannot be shipped nationally.

Naturally leavened sourdough, baked by hand in Modesto with a long, slow ferment. No commercial yeast, no dough conditioners, no preservatives.

Real sourdough is raised by a wild starter, not a packet of yeast, and it takes many hours instead of one. That long fermentation is the point. The wild bacteria and yeasts break down part of the flour before it is ever baked, which is why many people who feel heavy or bloated after supermarket bread do fine with a true sourdough, and why it has a lower glycemic impact than a quick-rise loaf. It also gives the bread its open crumb, chewy crust and tang. Tori bakes in small batches, so whatever is on the counter was baked for today.

Who this is for

• You have given up on grocery-store bread because of how it makes you feel
• You read labels and want bread that is flour, water, salt and starter
• You want a loaf that is good enough to eat plain with butter
• You want a local bakery loaf without the drive

Details

• Classic: the plain loaf
• Herb Mozzarella: herbs and mozzarella baked in
• Jalapeño Cheddar: a little heat, a lot of cheese
• Cozy Harvest: the seasonal loaf
• Tortillas: sourdough flour tortillas from the same starter

Contains wheat; not gluten-free. Keep at room temperature in a paper bag or cloth for a few days, or slice and freeze.

Baked by Victoria Tarry of Tori's Baked Goods in Modesto.