Dubuque Bakery

10/15/2026

10/15/2026

10/14/2026

Do I have a bakery shop?

You asked me this question quite often at the farmers market.
Well, not exactly 🙂.

Dubuque Bakery is my small licensed home bakery here in Snohomish. This is where I bake all my breads and pastries. And BreadMobile is my little bakery shop.

Every Thursday I load it with freshly baked organic sourdough and bring it to the Snohomish Co-Op where you can find me from 12 - 6 PM, or until the bread is sold out.

You can just stop by and see what I have, or pre-order by Wednesday at 9:00 AM and I’ll keep your bread for you: check Dubuque Bakery website.

See you on Thursday!
-Katya-

10/10/2026

Happy Friday my friends!

Sharing last minute opportunity for tomorrow:
I had a cancellation for tomorrows Whole-Grain Sourdough Class, and there are couple seats open. Not sure about weather tomorrow, but this might actually be a pretty nice way to spend Saturday afternoon :).

If you are into this kind of bread, maybe you already bake it and have your own challenges, maybe you just bought your own flour mill and are trying to understand what to do with all this fresh flour, or maybe you are simply curious and want to learn more.

We gather in a small group at Snohomish Senior Center. Everyone comes with a different experience, different questions and sometimes completely different ways of doing things. its fun and very interesting!

I am very excited about this class because I love baking this bread myself, and there is SO much to explore once you start working with different grains and new flours.

So if a last minute sourdough afternoon sounds good, you can still join us tomorrow. I’ll put the class information in the first comment.

-Katya-
Shared some pictures from our previous classes

10/07/2026

10/06/2026

Bread Thursday is coming up!

I prepared a few interesting things for you this week:

* Dark Rye is coming back after being away for a while.
* I'm baking Pepper Jack Cheese & Scallion sourdough this week
* Cheese pastries are back with a new touch 😉

If you are out walking on Centennial, shopping at the Snohomish Co-Op, looking for a quick bite during your lunch break, or just driving home from work - stop by BreadMobile and grab some fresh bread on your way.

I'll be there from 12:00 - 6:00 PM
Its easy to park
You can pre-order your bread by Wednesday 9AM on Dubuque Bakery website. I will keep it for you and you won't need to rush to pick up.

See you Thursday!
-Katya-

10/06/2026

I've been spending a lot of time lately preparing for my new Whole-Grain Sourdough Class.
And I came across so many interesting books and learned quite a few interesting things, which I can't wait to share with you!

I am doing all this, because I truly believe that in bread baking, understanding what's happening inside the dough and inside this living organism, our bread, is key. And I think a lot of frustration with sourdough that I hear about, especially when you start working with whole wheat, some new flours, or home milled flour, comes from the fact that we are often told what to do instead of why we are doing it this way or another. I often see videos, blogs, and even some books that give you a recipe and a set of instructions, but very little explanation of what is actually happening in the dough. You follow everything step by step, and yet your bread still doesn't work.

When I design my classes, I try to equip you with some of this knowledge and understanding, so that the sourdough bread baking process makes sense. And then you can adjust it for your favorite flour, you starter, your schedule, make bread baking successful, enjoyable and not stressful. Because it really should not be!

So... I am very excited to do my first Whole-Grain class
this Saturday, October 10!
We still have 2 spots left if you would like to join our small group of bakers 😉.
By the way, I know that few bakers coming on Saturday have been doing some really interesting things with their bread, and I am also curious to learn more about it.

I will drop the link for class info in first comment.

And I will see you at the Coop on Thursday! I've got a few interesting things for Bread Thursday this week!

Have a wonderful week!

-Katya-

10/01/2026

Why do we score (cut) bread before baking?

Last time I baked a batch of bread, I somehow missed one loaf and forgot to score it. Mistakes happen I guess 🙂.

Actually, it didn’t turn out as badly as I expected. This was one of my whole-grain loaves, and this type of sourdough bread usually expands less and gives me less oven spring than my regular white breads, so it didn’t burst too much. But it became more like a balloon and cracked a little. When this happens, your bread can look very funny :).

So why do we score (or cut) bread before putting it in the oven?

During the first part of baking, we want the dough to expand before the crust becomes firm. This is also why we bake sourdough with steam. Steam keeps the surface of the dough soft and moist, and allows our loaf more time to expand.
When we score, we keep this expansion under control. Instead of the bread finding a random weak spot and bursting wherever it wants, we basically tell it: expand here .
And with the right score, you can also get that beautiful ear so many sourdough bakers are chasing.
Will bread still bake if you forget to score it? yes it will and its not the end of the world. It may expand less neatly, burst somewhere unexpected, and look a little different.
But this one still tasted very good!

Happy baking and see you tomorrow (Bread Thursday)
at the Snohomish Co-Op!

-Katya-

09/30/2026

Last week I wrapped up my farmers market season, and I just want to say thank you to all of you!

It was a really strong season for Dubuque Bakery, and I am very grateful to all of you who came to BreadMobile week after week, to all my regular and new customers, who tried my breads, shared your stories, bread experiences and cravings, asked questions and supported my little bakery. This means SO much to me!

But I will continue baking fresh bread every Thursday, and starting this week BreadMobile will be at Snohomish Co-Op. The address is 168 Lincoln Ave in Snohomish, just few block away from farmers market.

My Thursday hours will be 12:00 - 5:30 PM, or until the bread is sold out. If you are running late, text or call me. Traffic and life can be unpredictable. We'll figure it out.

The pre-order system stays the same. If you want to make sure your bread is waiting for you, you can still pre-order by Wednesday at 9:00 AM and then pick it up anytime during BreadMobile hours. No need to rush.

I also updated the website with the October schedule and this week’s menu.

I’m looking forward to seeing all of you at the Co-op!
-Katya-