09/14/2026
WHAT IT’S REALLY LIKE BEING A MICRO-BAKER IN MEDICINE HAT 🥖😂
People see the beautiful loaf.
The crispy crust.
The open crumb.
The fancy scoring.
What they don’t see is the absolute circus it takes to get there. 😂
It starts with feeding the starter… usually before most normal people are even thinking about getting out of bed.
Then weighing flour.
Mixing dough.
Stretching.
Folding.
Waiting.
Checking the dough.
Checking it again.
Checking it AGAIN because apparently sourdough has decided to have a personality.
Then comes shaping, proofing, scoring and baking — while trying not to burn the other 47 things happening in the kitchen.
There’s flour EVERYWHERE.
On the counter.
On the floor.
On your clothes.
Probably in places flour has absolutely no business being.
And yes… there are days when a loaf comes out looking absolutely perfect.
And there are days when you stare at it and think:
“Well… that’s going to the family.” 🤣
Being a micro-baker isn’t glamorous.
It’s early mornings, late nights, sore hands, constantly cleaning, constantly planning, and occasionally wondering why you thought this was a good idea in the first place.
But then someone sends a message saying, “That was the best loaf I’ve ever had.”
And somehow… you’re back at it again.
Here in Medicine Hat, Sourdough Addiction is just one little kitchen, one baker, a whole lot of flour, and an unreasonable amount of obsession with good bread.
Small batches.
Real ingredients.
Long fermentation.
No factory production.
Just flour, water, salt, wild yeast, time… and a baker who clearly needs a hobby. 😂
Thank you, Medicine Hat, for supporting this crazy little adventure.
You buy the bread. I’ll clean the flour.
Probably.
