Sourdough doesn't have to be this hard.

If you've ever…

watched your starter go bubbly but never actually rise
pulled out one more dense, gummy, or pale loaf and quietly binned it
followed a video that only left you more confused
felt lost, frustrated, or ready to give up

…take a breath. You're not doing it wrong, and you're not alone. Every one of those problems is fixable once someone shows you what to look for, and that's exactly what happens here.

I'm Viktoriya. I trained in French pastry, I've kept the same heirloom starter alive for over thirty years, and I've taught complete beginners to pull beautiful loaves out of their own ovens. I know exactly where sourdough goes wrong, and I know how to walk you through it, step by step, in plain language, until you're baking with confidence.

New here? Start with our free starter guide. It's the first step, and it's on us.

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Where to go next

A strong starter is the first step to a beautiful loaf. Wherever you are on that path, there's a next step waiting for you.

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The Free Starter Guide

Just beginning? Build a strong, active starter from scratch, day by day.

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$39

The Sourdough Fix Method

Loaves dense, flat, or gummy? Every problem, the real cause, and the exact fix, with the starter ebook and five printable charts.

Fix my loaves

$29

The Sourdough Recipe Collection Ebook

Starter strong but baking the same loaf every week? Sixteen tested recipes, from everyday bread to cinnamon buns, pizza, and pasta, with the bake day planner and feeding log we use ourselves.

See the recipes ebook

$97

Online Live Sourdough Masterclass

Bake a real loaf with me, live, and I read your dough and starter on camera so you finally understand it.

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ABOUT ME

Welcome to The Sourdoughbakes, I'm Viktoriya, and I'm so happy you're here.

My story with sourdough didn't begin in a bakery… it began with curiosity, a love for beautiful food, and a feeling that bread should nourish both the body and the soul.

What started as a simple desire to bake healthier, more flavorful bread led me to France, where I studied the traditional techniques of artisan sourdough baking. From long fermentation to careful fermentation control, French flours, scoring artistry, and the rhythm of dough development I learned from masters who treated bread not as a recipe, but as a craft, a discipline, and a love language.

Today, I bring those authentic French methods into every loaf I bake and every class I teach. My mission is simple: To make sourdough feel simple, easy, successful, and deeply rewarding, even for complete beginners.

When I'm not shaping dough or helping home bakers transform their kitchen skills, you'll usually find me doing the things that bring me joy and balance: riding horses, enjoying the therapeutic and calm connection they bring… or playing tennis, where precision and focus remind me a lot of sourdough itself.

My baking philosophy is rooted in three things: Patience. Simplicity. Tradition.

Sourdough isn't fast. It isn't forced. It's nurtured, just like confidence. And when you learn the right way, with the right guidance, the process becomes as easy as the warm loaf you pull from the oven.

Whether you're here to perfect your starter, bake your first artisan loaf, or finally understand why dough behaves the way it does… I'm here to guide you with clarity, warmth, and all the French techniques I was trained in.