Mother Duck Sourdough

Mother Duck Sourdough Mother Duck Sourdough is a home-based bakery, based in Southbrook, Queensland, 30 minutes from Toowoomba.

Nothing beats a croissant.After all this time, it’s still my favourite thing to make, and my favourite thing to eat. The...
26/02/2026

Nothing beats a croissant.

After all this time, it’s still my favourite thing to make, and my favourite thing to eat. The kind of pastry that makes you actually sit down for a minute.

A cuppa. A croissant. Five minutes of rest.

Baking resumes next week xx

03/01/2026

Thank you and a Happy New Year to you all xx

Why I bake my sourdough in bread tins?First off, since becoming a mum, my brekky prep increased exponentially, and this ...
26/08/2025

Why I bake my sourdough in bread tins?

First off, since becoming a mum, my brekky prep increased exponentially, and this may be petty, but it drove me crazy to have to keep cutting my sourdough batard slices in half before toasting. This meant that I could only toast for 1 person at a time. And THIS meant that breakfast took forever. So a tin made the loaves a uniform shape so I could fit 2 slices in 1 go. Add in the fact that we eventually got a 4 slice toaster so these days I can feed 4 kids sourdough in 5 minutes .

Second, baking in the tin helps it retain more moisture, meaning it takes longer to go stale AND the crust is softer so your teeth and jaw aren't copping it.

Third (and most important to me): the tin does the heavy lifting when it comes to structure. The dough doesn’t need as much strength to hold its shape, so I can proof it for longer. This creates smaller air bubbles, which gives the crumb a much more tender texture. Closer to a store-bought loaf compared to the average sourdough.

The cons are they're not as aesthetically pleasing and theres a lot more bread for your buck which means more carbs per mouthful. Carb-haters, you've been warned (but to be honest you're not my people).

There you have it. As blunt as it is, I am a mum - I care little for aesthetics these days. My priority is now quality with efficiency plus affordability - just a loaf of bread with simple ingredients, that's dense enough for a wholesome feed that will spread a lot further for the money I spend on it.

Relatable? Or not?

Another new addition to the Mother Duck menu.The Almond Croissant 🥐An almond/pastry cream combo in the center, topped wi...
19/08/2025

Another new addition to the Mother Duck menu.

The Almond Croissant 🥐
An almond/pastry cream combo in the center, topped with almond cream and flaked almonds.

Scroll across to find my updated menu and details on how to make an order.

Hope your week is off to a good start. For all you parents going through Book Week, perhaps now is a good time to treat yourself 😉

Georgie x

Who is the Mother Duck? (Part 2)While we lived in WA, we decided that when the time came to move back, we’d actually tak...
12/08/2025

Who is the Mother Duck? (Part 2)

While we lived in WA, we decided that when the time came to move back, we’d actually take our time and see Australia along the way.

When we first moved to Port Hedland, we’d packed our life onto the back of a truck and taken eight days to drive over with our three kids and our kelpie — the twins were 18 months and Fletch was just 3 months. Being in the newborn bubble, I have a very vague memory of that trip.

Fast forward to September 2024, and we did it all again in reverse — this time with a camper, four kids, and no dog. We spent nine weeks travelling: from Perth up to Exmouth, back down to Esperance, across the coast of SA, then hightailing it through NSW to get back to the farm by the start of December.

Needless to say, it was extraordinary… but nothing compared to the feeling of coming home to a solid house — and no neighbours.

To make the transition back to the farm, we knew we’d need a lot of time to work on it. After being rented out for five years, it had been pretty neglected. So we made the decision to do FIFO: John now works away for 12 days, then comes home for 9.

In that time, I do what I can on my own, and when John’s home, it’s game on. Since moving back, we’ve fixed up the front half of the farm and brought in a few cows, swapped weeds for a garden, added some chooks, planted over 20 new trees, started painting inside the house — and now reopened Mother Duck.

It’s been a whirlwind, but we’ve never felt so fulfilled. Five years of hard work and time away from family and friends has led us to this — a home that’s more sustainable, and a life where our kids can grow up away from the rat race of town living.

In these beginning stages, I just want to say thank you for being so patient with me and giving this little business a go. Being in a new place and starting up in winter, I've had to tweak a few of my recipes and change some processes, but ever so slowly, I'm finding my feet.

Georgie x

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Mother Duck now makes cakes 🍰I never planned to get into cakes, but after moving back to Toowoomba this year, a few conv...
06/08/2025

Mother Duck now makes cakes 🍰

I never planned to get into cakes, but after moving back to Toowoomba this year, a few conversations with friends changed my mind. They told me how hard it was to find simple, affordable cakes. And after making one for a 40th, I was quickly convinced this was something I could lean into. It just felt right.

There are already so many wonderful businesses in town offering beautifully decorated cakes. What I want to offer is something a bit more nostalgic: cakes like the ones your Mum or Grandma used to make. Simple, familiar, and unfussy - perfect as they are, or ready for you to dress up however you like.

A meeting without food should've been an email, am I right?I sent this out today so that at least one meeting would be a...
24/07/2025

A meeting without food should've been an email, am I right?

I sent this out today so that at least one meeting would be a little less mundane. If you relate, give me a shout and I'll help you out.

Georgie x

The Cinnamon Cruffin.Layers of croissant pastry and cinnamon butter, plaited and baked as a muffin finished in cinnamon ...
16/07/2025

The Cinnamon Cruffin.

Layers of croissant pastry and cinnamon butter, plaited and baked as a muffin finished in cinnamon sugar. Needless to say, this has been a best seller since the beginning.

I am still trying my best to get a website together to make ordering a breeze for you, but for now, if you're wanting to make an order, simply send me a message through Facebook or Instagram and we can find a day and time that will suit.

Who is the Mother Duck? (Part 1)Hey 👋 I’m Georgie. Buckle in for a not-so-brief and ever-awkward get-to-know-you post.I ...
15/07/2025

Who is the Mother Duck? (Part 1)

Hey 👋 I’m Georgie. Buckle in for a not-so-brief and ever-awkward get-to-know-you post.

I started Mother Duck Sourdough back in 2020, in Port Hedland, WA. At the time, I had two-year-old twins, Laurie & Elsie, and a one-year-old, Fletcher. With all my family and friends back here in Toowoomba, QLD, I was in the depths and not doing so well.

My husband, knowing me better than I know myself, suggested I bake some sourdough for his office — you know, to give me something else to think about other than babies. It started with bread, eventually included pastries, and then evolved into a fully licensed business selling to the locals.

This just wasn’t chaotic enough for us, though, so by the end of 2020, we were expecting baby #4, Paddy.

Yes, that is four kids in three years. During COVID. In WA. It was one for the books, that's for sure.

A week after Paddy was born — September 2021 — my husband sees an ad in the local newspaper for grants being offered by the council. I apply, and by the time I have a one-month-old, I’m successful and get to hire a graphic designer () to make Mother Duck a legit business.

When Paddy was three months, I was back in operation and it was crazier than ever. Within a month, I had to set some pretty solid limits as I was working from 4am until 11pm to fit it all in around being a mum of four. But for the next nine months, life was pretty spectacular and incredibly FULL.

My husband, John, is an engineer - yes, very smart, very 'unique', but quite the overachiever. He got promoted, so we packed up and moved down to Perth. It was incredibly exciting, but this was to be my very first experience of burnout. I didn’t reopen Mother Duck for a whole year, and I was massively lacking motivation to do so. With three kids now in school (and a toddler), I did not know how to parent and run a business at the same time — especially with my husband doing work away for weeks at a time.

Which brings me to the current chapter:

The move home and my new life in the FIFO world …

I don't know about you, but these slow winter days have got me craving spices and comfort. Say hello to a new addition t...
24/06/2025

I don't know about you, but these slow winter days have got me craving spices and comfort. Say hello to a new addition to the menu: the Cardamom and Walnut Babka. A buttery dough twisted with walnut pieces and a cardamom, brown sugar sauce. Perfect with a hot cuppa and a good friend.

A website will be coming shortly, but for now, if you're interested in making an order, simply send me a message and we can sort out a time that works.

Looking forward to meeting you all soon,

Georgie x

When the kitchen grows, so does the menu 👌 Here is a preview of what I'll be offering now 🍞🥐🍰Follow along for when it's ...
20/06/2025

When the kitchen grows, so does the menu 👌

Here is a preview of what I'll be offering now 🍞🥐🍰

Follow along for when it's go time 🏡⏰️

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Southbrook, QLD
4363

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Wednesday 12pm - 5pm
Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm

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