Extra Dough

06/18/2026

🍞 Fresh Extra Dough sourdough arrives at the Red River Café at Arva Flour Mills tomorrow — Friday, June 19th!

This week’s lineup:

🤍 Classic White
🌾 Whole Wheat
🧄🧀 Roast Garlic Cheddar
🧀 Extra Old Cheddar

Slow-fermented, baked fresh, and made with simple ingredients and plenty of patience.

Whether you’re planning weekend breakfasts, sandwiches, grilled cheese, or just a thick slice with butter, there’s a loaf waiting for you. 🥖

See you at the café tomorrow!

06/16/2026

Sometimes, I bake a loaf just for me.

No market. No orders. No recipe testing.

Just a beautiful sourdough cheese loaf, fresh from the oven, loaded with aged cheddar, a crackling crust, and that unmistakable aroma that fills the whole house.

One of the joys of being a baker is getting to enjoy the simple things once in a while—a warm slice, a little butter, and a quiet moment before the next bake begins.

This one isn’t for sale.

It’s already spoken for. 🧀🍞❤️

06/12/2026

🍞 Fresh Extra Dough sourdough returns to the Red River Café at Arva Flour Mills on Friday, June 12th!

The full lineup is back for the weekend:

🤍 Classic White
🌾 Whole Wheat
🧄🧀 Roast Garlic Cheddar
🧀 Extra Old Cheddar

Naturally fermented, baked fresh, and made to be shared… or not. 😄

Whether you’re stocking up for weekend sandwiches, toast, grilled cheese, or simply a warm slice with butter, we’ve got you covered.

See you then! 🥖

06/05/2026

🍞 Fresh Extra Dough sourdough arrives Friday morning at the Red River Café at Arva Flour Mills!

Stock up for the weekend with our freshly baked favourites:

🤍 Classic White
🌾 Whole Wheat
🧄🧀 Roast Garlic Cheddar
🧀 Extra Old Cheddar

Naturally fermented, slow crafted, and baked fresh for exceptional flavour and texture.

Whether it’s toast, sandwiches, grilled cheese, or simply a thick slice with butter, we’ve got you covered. 🥖

Stop by early and grab your favourites before they’re gone!

05/29/2026

🍞🥐 It’s a great day to visit the Red River Café at Arva Flour Mills!

Fresh Extra Dough sourdough is on the shelves today, and it’s also the start of Scone-Fest at the café! 🎉

So why choose? Grab a loaf of naturally fermented sourdough and treat yourself to some fresh-baked scones while you’re there. 😋

Today’s sourdough lineup:
🌾 Whole Wheat
🤍 Classic White
🧄🧀 Roast Garlic Cheddar
🧀 Extra Old Cheddar

Fresh bread. Fresh scones. Great coffee. Sounds like a pretty good plan for today. ☕🍞🥐

05/21/2026

🍞 Want to learn sourdough properly… without paying up to $200 per person for a crowded class?

Extra Dough private in-home sourdough experiences turn your kitchen into a bakery for the night 🥖✨

Grab some friends, open a bottle of wine, and actually learn how to make incredible sourdough — hands-on, in your own home, with real guidance the whole way through.

Most sourdough classes can cost up to $200 per person.
My private in-home experience is $500 total for up to 4 people — that’s just $125 each if you fill the group 🙌

Everyone leaves with:
🍞 Fresh baked sourdough
🥣 Active starter
🔥 Dough ready to bake at home
📘 Recipes + troubleshooting guide
💪 Confidence to finally stop guessing

📞 Call or text Scott: 519-630-0224
📅 Limited May & June dates available

05/10/2026

05/10/2026

Hot take: making sourdough with friends is way more fun than going out. 🍞

One table.
Four people.
Flour everywhere.
Someone saying “wait… we MADE this??” at least 3 times.

The Extra Dough in-home experience turns your kitchen into a working sourdough bakery for the night — relaxed, hands-on, and actually fun.

No baking experience needed.
Just show up ready to mix, shape, laugh, and eat warm bread.

📍Private in-home sourdough experiences
👥 Small groups, max of 4
🍞 Beginner friendly
📩 DM to book
📞 Call/Text Scott @ 519-630-0224 for more info or to book your in-home class

More info available at extradough.ca

05/09/2026

🍞 Turn your kitchen into a sourdough bakery.

Extra Dough is now offering private in-home sourdough experiences — hands-on, fun, and designed to finally make sourdough click.

Perfect for:
✨ Date nights
✨ Friends nights
✨ Small celebrations
✨ Anyone tired of guessing with sourdough

You’ll learn to mix, ferment, shape, score, and bake with confidence — and everyone goes home with fresh bread, active starter, and dough ready to bake the next day.

For more information, go to extradough.ca and click on the ‘In-Home Sourdough Bread Class’ link at the top of the page.

📍Private groups up to 4 people
📅 Limited May & June dates available
📞 Call or text Scott: 519-630-0224

Let’s turn your kitchen into a bakery for the night 🥖

05/08/2026

Something we've believed for a long time at Arva Flour Mills: the best bread doesn't just come from good flour. It comes from shared knowledge — a neighbour's tip about hydration, a grandmother's crumb photo, a question asked at just the right moment in your baking journey.

That's why we built the Arva Sourdough Community — a free online home for everyone who loves sourdough, whether you're nursing your first starter or chasing an open crumb you've been after for years.

Find us at community.arvaflourmills.com, where you'll discover:

🌾 Beginner guides to get your starter thriving
📖 9 Arva sourdough recipes, already pinned and ready to bake
🗂 Spaces for flour questions, troubleshooting, discard recipes, bake journals, and more
🎓 A dedicated corner for our Workshop Alumni to stay connected

And if you're looking for a reason to join right now — our May Group Bake is already underway. Bake along with the community, share your loaf, and see what happens when a lot of people make bread together.

Rooted at Canada's oldest commercial flour mill, this community gathers bakers who honour real ingredients, patient fermentation, and the slow, living craft of sourdough. We'd love for you to be part of it.

👉 Join free at community.arvaflourmills.com