Home Loaf

🌾 He’s baaaack.

After a week off, Optimus Rise is finally stretching his legs and getting back to work. Apparently he enjoyed his vacation a little too much and needed some convincing to return to the bakery. 😅

This bubbly guy is the heart of every loaf that comes out of the Home Loaf kitchen, and seeing him rise again means we’re getting back into the swing of things.

Thanks for all the patience, prayers, and well wishes while we took some time to recover. Now it’s time to feed the starter, dust off the flour, and get back to baking.

Optimus Rise is rising. Bread is on the horizon. 🍞

🍪 Help me decide on a new cookie flavor for Home Loaf!

I’m looking at adding a new sourdough discard cookie to the lineup, and I need your help choosing which one makes the cut.

Which would you be most excited to see at the market?

🤍 Strawberries & Cream
🌈 Funfetti
🍫 Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
🍇 Oatmeal Raisin
🤠 Cowboy Cookies
✨ Snickerdoodle

Bonus question: Which one do you think would pair BEST with a scoop of vanilla ice cream? 🍨

Drop your vote below and tell me why! If your favorite isn’t listed, let me know what flavor you’d love to see at the Home Loaf table.



My vote for ice cream pairing would be Snickerdoodle or Chocolate Sandwich Cookies. 🍨🍪

✨ A Little About Me ✨

Hi! I’m Kyla, the face behind Home Loaf Sourdough.

I’m a wife to an offshore oil rig measuring technician and a mama to three amazing kids who keep life busy, loud, and full of adventure. ❤️

My sourdough journey began during a difficult season after the birth of my second child. While navigating postpartum depression, I found sourdough. What started as a simple hobby and distraction quickly became something much bigger. It gave me purpose, creativity, and a passion I never expected.

Home Loaf Sourdough was born in Portsmouth, Virginia while our family was stationed there with the Navy. I started small, baking just a few loaves at a time and bringing them to local markets. When our family moved to Florida, I wasn’t sure what to expect.

What happened next has been nothing short of incredible.

This little dream has taken off in ways I never imagined. What started with a handful of loaves has grown into hundreds of loaves, baked goods, and smiling customers every week.

Every single loaf, cookie, cinnamon roll, English muffin, and pizza crust is still made right here in my home kitchen. It’s often chaotic, usually covered in flour, filled with the sounds of kids playing, and fueled by plenty of coffee—but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Thank you for supporting a small family business, for sharing your tables with my bread, and for helping turn a difficult chapter of my life into something beautiful.

From my family to yours,
Kyla
Home Loaf Sourdough 🥖❤️

“I am the bread of life.” — John 6:35 ✨

Unfortunately, Home Loaf has been hit with the flu this week. 🤒

After a lot of back and forth, I’ve decided it’s best for both my family and our customers that we stay home and focus on resting and recovering.

Because of this, we will not be attending Grand Boulevard or Rosemary Beach Farmers Markets this weekend, and the bread stand will remain closed as well.

I hate missing a week, especially when so many of you make Home Loaf part of your routine, but keeping everyone healthy has to come first.

Thank you all for your understanding, patience, and support. We are hoping for a quick recovery and look forward to being back in the kitchen and serving you soon.

Please keep our family in your prayers, and we’ll keep everyone updated on when we’ll be back.

❤️ Kyla
Home Loaf Sourdough 🍞

🥖 Meet the Real Boss 🥖

Everyone thinks I run Home Loaf Sourdough, but the truth is… I’m just an employee.

Meet Optimus Rise — the real boss behind every loaf. 🤭

He’s temperamental, demanding, keeps me on a strict schedule, and decides when we’re having a good baking day… or a character-building day.

Every loaf starts with this bubbly little powerhouse. He’s been fed, nurtured, and carefully maintained to create the flavor, texture, and quality you’ve come to love from Home Loaf.

So if you’ve ever wondered who’s really in charge around here, it’s not me.

It’s Optimus Rise.

And we’re all just working for him. 🍞✨

We’re set up and ready for you at Grand Boulevard Farmers Market! 🎉

Fresh sourdough loaves, cookies, brownies, English muffins, and a few new goodies this week!

Come grab our new homemade granola and fresh cinnamon rolls before they’re gone. As always, once it’s sold out, it’s sold out!

📍 Grand Boulevard Farmers Market
⏰ Here until 1 PM

See you soon! 🍞✨

Sometimes sourdough likes to keep me humble. 😅

This week’s Grand Boulevard Farmers Market will be a VERY light loaf market due to a temperamental starter. Unfortunately, I’m always a little at the mercy of the starter, and this week it decided to have a mind of its own.

We will still be there with plenty of discard favorites including:
• Sourdough pizza crusts
• Cookies
• A few new items we’re excited for y’all to try
• And hopefully granola if everything goes according to plan!

Thank you for supporting a small, from-scratch sourdough bakery where every loaf depends on a living culture and sometimes a little extra patience. We can’t wait to see you Saturday from 9-1 at Grand Boulevard! ❤️🍞

🌊 Rosemary Beach Market Update 🌊

It’s only 10am and we’re down to just 11 loaves! 🍞

We’ll be here until 1pm, so if you’re heading this way, come see us. Once these last loaves are gone, they’re gone!

Missed out on your favorite item? Be sure to scan the preorder QR code at our booth to reserve your goodies for next week.

Thank y’all for another amazing market day! ❤️🙏🍞