Handcrafted Sourdough, Baked Fresh in Sturbridge, MA
Naturally Fermented
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Baked Fresh
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Simple Ingredients
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Naturally Fermented • Baked Fresh • Simple Ingredients •
How It Works
Order
Choose a sourdough loaf or starter and place your order online.
Local customers can also call or text to order.
We Bake Fresh
Every loaf is baked in Sturbridge, MA using our 5-year-old mother starter.
Saturday delivery + daily pickup available.
Starters ship nationwide.
Enjoy and Share!
Get your bread, slice it warm, and share the joy.
Tell your friends — small bakeries grow by word of mouth ❤️
Fresh From Our Kitchen
Our small-batch sourdough is made with simple ingredients, slow fermentation, and the kind of attention only a family bakery can give.
A warm, golden sourdough loaf crafted with just three ingredients — flour, water, and salt. Slow-fermented for 24 hours to create a deep, tangy flavor and an airy crumb with a perfectly crisp crust.
Inclusions available ($3.00 extra per loaf):
Chocolate Swirl
Garlic & Rosemary
Cheddar & Jalapeño
Cinnamon Sugar
Please click here to order loaf with inclusions!
Perfect for morning toast, sandwiches, or tearing apart fresh from the oven.
Ingredients: Flour, Water, Salt
Size: ~800–1,000g
Allergens: Wheat
A warm, golden sourdough loaf crafted with just three ingredients — flour, water, and salt. Slow-fermented for 24 hours to create a deep, tangy flavor and an airy crumb with a perfectly crisp crust.
Inclusions available ($3.00 extra per loaf):
Chocolate Swirl
Garlic & Rosemary
Cheddar & Jalapeño
Cinnamon Sugar
Please reach out for special requests
Perfect for morning toast, sandwiches, or tearing apart fresh from the oven.
Ingredients: Flour, Water, Salt
Size: ~800–1,000g
Allergens: Wheat
Your forever sourdough begins here.
This lively, handcrafted sourdough starter is the heart of every loaf we bake at Penelope’s Bread Co. Made from just flour and water and fed daily in our Sturbridge kitchen, this culture is strong, bubbly, and ready for you to bake with immediately.
Whether you're brand new to sourdough or looking for a reliable, active culture, Penelope’s Little Starter makes homemade bread simple, fun, and incredibly rewarding.
What’s Included:
• 4 oz active, living sourdough starter
• Feeding guide
• Simple instructions for baking your first loaf
• Tips for keeping your starter healthy for years
Ingredients: Flour, Water
Allergens: Wheat
This starter can live forever with just a little love, a true kitchen companion.
Testimonials
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"Support, promote, and get your sourdough from this girl!"
Truly a 10/10 experience working with Emily. I bought two loaves and some starter from her - she DELIVERED two warm loaves, along with measured out starter in a glass jar, and baking instructions; what service! Our family cut into the bread before she even made it out of the driveway. Absolutely divinee bread. Support, promote, and get your sourdough from this girl! Emily is truly the sweetest person and a talented baker! Looking forward to working with her again ASAP, thank you!!
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"I'm in love"
Her sourdough is delicious! Soft, right density, perfect amount of saltiness, I’m in love. Plus the starter came with her personal instructions. It’s all simple and to the point!
Meet the Parsons Family
We’re the Parsons family — a mom, a dad, and a little girl named Penelope who changed everything.
Penelope’s Bread Co. began over five years ago, during the earliest days of our infertility journey. Emily started researching ways to support our health, and discovered the benefits of long-fermented sourdough as a nourishing, healthy carb option. Baking became her refuge — a quiet ritual of hope, healing, and creativity.
What started as one loaf at a time slowly grew into something bigger: a small, heartfelt micro-bakery built on patience, tradition, and the belief that good things take time to rise.
Today, every loaf is handcrafted in our Sturbridge kitchen while Penelope plays nearby, naps, or “supervises” from her high chair. We’re honored to share our bread — and our story — with you.
What started as a deeply personal journey to nourish our health became a dream we now get to share with our community. Every order means the world to us, and helps build a future where Penelope grows up watching her parents create something real.
Thank you for being part of our story. ❤️
Why Sourdough?
Naturally Fermented
We use long fermentation for better flavor, better digestion, and real nourishment.
Simple Ingredients
Just flour, water, salt — and time. No commercial yeast, no shortcuts.
Made by Hand
Every loaf is mixed, shaped, and baked by Emily in our home kitchen.
We’d Love to Hear From You
Have a question about an order, our sourdough, or the Little Bakers Kit?
We do our best to reply quickly — usually between bakes or during Penelope’s nap time.