About This Site

Sourdough and Bread is a free bake planner for home bakers: create a recipe, generate a clock-time bake schedule, track each stage with optional reminders, and document loaves with notes and photos—not just ingredient math.

Why I Built It

Most bread tools either stop at a calculator or lock you into one style. I wanted one place to choose bread style and leavening, dial hydration and weight with accurate baker’s percentages, get a same-day or overnight plan, then actually run the bake—with reminders when a stage runs long—and keep a private journal of what worked.

Who It Is For

Anyone who bakes at home: beginners learning hydration and fermentation, and experienced bakers who want to tweak a formula without redoing the math or losing bake notes. It supports sourdough (liquid, stiff, and sweet stiff starters), yeast doughs, and the Japanese tangzhong method.

How It Helps

You set loaf weight, room temperature, and preferences. The planner figures flour and water, builds a stage-by-stage schedule, and estimates rise time. Start baking to track progress, enable browser reminders, and save notes and photos to My Loaf. Our Guides cover starter care, tangzhong, and hydration in more detail.

I keep the tool free and private: your data stays in your browser. No accounts required. Happy baking.