Bakes by V

Bakes by V is a microbakery in St. Louis, MO specializing in sourdough breads and sweets.
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10/11/2026

I’m in my teaching era and absolutely loving it 💅🏼 I have been booked and busy with workshops, and even have some exciting news soon!

My workshops are designed to take the guesswork out of sourdough baking! Whether you’ve never touched a starter or you’ve tried baking a few loaves without much success, we’ll break down the process together.

Here’s what we cover:

🥖Sourdough basics: What sourdough actually is, how wild yeast works, and what makes sourdough different from conventional bread.

🍞Starter care: How to feed, maintain, store, and troubleshoot your starter so you can keep it happy and healthy at home.

🥖Hands-on dough making: We’ll mix dough together and practice techniques like stretch and folds, shaping, and building dough strength.

🍞 Fermentation: Learn how to recognize when your dough is ready instead of relying solely on the clock.

🥖 Baking & troubleshooting: We’ll discuss baking methods, equipment, common mistakes, and how to get that beautiful crust and soft interior.

🍞 Take-home resources: You’ll leave with the knowledge and resources to recreate the process in your own kitchen!

My goal isn’t just to teach you how to follow a recipe. It’s to help you understand WHY sourdough works the way it does, so you can bake confidently on your own. Understanding the why will help you begin to troubleshoot on your own!

And yes, we’ll have plenty of fun along the way. And as always, make lots of messes!🤪

09/29/2026

18 new sourdough bakers are officially out in the world! 🥹🍞

We had such a great workshop this past weekend. This group brought SO many good questions, lots of laughs, and amazing engagement. Truly one of those classes that reminds me how much I love teaching people how to make good bread. 🤍

To my newest bakers: how are those starters doing?! 👀 And for everyone else, are you coming to my next workshop? Drop a 🥖 below if you want the registration info, and I’ll DM you!

09/24/2026

Or let them spontaneously drown in your morning coffee 🙃

Jk. Fruit flies drive me NUTS, especially when they start hovering around my sourdough starter. Here are a few easy ways to get them out of your kitchen and away from your starter!

Have you tried any of these? Or do you have a fruit fly trick I missed?🪰🤢

09/05/2026

Happy September, STL!

Registration for my next workshop will be closing Sept 22nd!

If you’ve been wanting to learn how to make your own sourdough from scratch, I’d love to bake with you this fall. Whether you’re a total beginner or you’ve got a starter hanging out in your fridge that needs a little love, these classes are designed to help you build confidence and have fun along the way.

Come spend an afternoon making bread, asking all your sourdough questions, and leaving with the knowledge (and excitement!) to keep baking at home.

Register here:

07/09/2026

🥖 Registration for my fall sourdough workshops at STLCC is officially OPEN!

If you’ve been wanting to learn how to make your own sourdough from scratch, I’d love to bake with you this fall. Whether you’re a total beginner or you’ve got a starter hanging out in your fridge that needs a little love, these classes are designed to help you build confidence and have fun along the way.

Come spend an afternoon making bread, asking all your sourdough questions, and leaving with the knowledge (and excitement!) to keep baking at home.

Register here:
https://applications.stlcc.edu/Continuing-Education/classes/index.asp?Cat=XFOD

06/06/2026

I’ve spent a lot of time this year tweaking, testing, and improving my cookie recipes, so it felt like a good excuse to celebrate with a cookie drop!!🍪

A few old favorites are back, but with a face lift! And honestly… they’re all pretty dang good.

Orders are open now:

https://www.hotplate.com/bakesbyv/1895afd7-2dd9-439e-a2e8-e0dd9b59eb4a

06/04/2026

You know what’s better than learning sourdough? Learning sourdough and getting a facial at the same time.

This summer, I’m teaming up with for something unique: Dough & Glow!

We’ll spend the afternoon mixing your own sourdough dough from scratch and learning everything you need to get started, including fermentation, gut health benefits, stretching, folding, shaping, and baking.

While your dough rests, Lisa will guide you through a skincare experience complete with a mini facial and tips for healthy, glowing skin.

You’ll leave with:
✨ Dough ready to bake at home
✨ A sourdough starter
✨ Printed workbook and instructions
✨ Pampered skin
✨ Product samples
✨ New skills and new confidence🥰

Whether you’ve been wanting to learn sourdough, or just need an excuse to do something for yourself, we’d absolutely love to have you.

Limited seats available. DM me to reserve your spot. 🤍

05/28/2026

6️⃣8️⃣ dozen brown butter chocolate chip cookies ordered so far this year and honestly… y’all are making me rethink my entire sweet treats menu structure 😂

While I’ve been figuring out what Bakes by V is gonna look like moving forward, one thing is VERY obvious… the cookies are not going anywhere. I get more special orders for these than anything else!

Stepping back a little lately has actually given me time to work on a more realistic way to offer sweet treats without completely overwhelming myself. My brown butter chocolate chip cookie has obviously become a favorite, so I started playing around with adapting that dough base into other flavors and honestly? They’ve been ridiculoussss🤤 (Doot fans, you’re not even ready)

So keep an eye on my Hotplate 👀 I’m planning a cookie drop for mid June. (And this is not a goodbye to bread! Just celebrating how proud I am of these cookie recipes🥰)

05/09/2026

Strawberry Vanilla Sourdough Waffles 🤤 made using the dry pancake mix from my add on guide.

Fun fact: you can turn basically any pancake mix into waffles just by increasing the fat content a bit (butter or oil). Waffle irons love fat - it makes for crispy edges and softer centers!

One of the biggest reasons I love dry mixes as add ons is because they work SO hard for your business without making your bake days harder. They are shelf stable, easy to batch, easy to gift, and easy for customers to grab as an “extra”.

Increasing my product offerings without increasing my stress is a must as a mom of three pre schoolers. And this whole mindset is exactly what inspired an add on guide 🥰

Inside my guide you’ll find:
• 25 tested add on recipes designed for scaling
• Flavor and seasonal rotation strategies that keep menus exciting without becoming overwhelming
• Packaging strategies that help products practically sell themselves
• Clear guidance on choosing profitable add ons without overloading your menu
• A full breakdown of COGS, pricing, and profit explained in plain language
• Printable worksheets to calculate your own costs, pricing, and margins with confidence

Basically everything I wish I had earlier on 🤍 comment WAFFLE or PANCAKE to let me know what team you’re on, and I’ll send you a link to all my secrets!

05/08/2026

It’s funny because I’m a millennial gen-z cusp. I feel very qualified to handle both of these marketing techniques 🤣

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Ballwin, MO
63021

Website

http://www.bakesbyv.com/

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