Home Loaf

🚨 REMINDER: THE BREAD STAND IS OPEN FRIDAY–SUNDAY! 🍞

Three whole days to swing by and grab some sourdough goodies… so basically, no excuses. 😂

⏰ WEEKEND HOURS
🍞 Friday: 12–7 PM
🍞 Saturday: 8 AM–7 PM
🍞 Sunday: 8 AM–7 PM

📍 3893 Golden Acres Circle, Crestview
💵 Cash box + digital payments
🤎 Honor system
🍪 Loaves, sweets & plenty of sourdough goodies depending on what’s available!

What’s out is what’s available, and once it’s gone, it’s gone!

Come raid the bread stand this weekend. It won’t judge how many goodies you leave with… and neither will I. 😂🤎

🍞 A LITTLE ABOUT THE GIRL BEHIND THE BREAD

I realized there are quite a few new faces around here, so hi! I’m Kyla — the baker, owner, delivery driver, dishwasher, social media manager, professional flour spiller, and occasional hostage negotiator for a sourdough starter named Optimus Rise. 😂

I’m a wife and mama to three kiddos, so when I’m not baking, there’s a pretty good chance I’m doing school drop-off, sitting at a baseball field, chasing a toddler, or reheating the same cup of coffee for the fourth time.

Home Loaf Sourdough started in 2023, but definitely not because I had some big plan to open a bakery.

We were living in Virginia as a military family, and I was struggling with postpartum depression after having our second baby. I picked up sourdough because I needed something that felt like mine again. Something to learn, something to look forward to, and something that gave me a little piece of myself back.

I started with three loaves baked in Dutch ovens.

That’s it.

Somehow those three little loaves turned into moving to Florida, farmers markets, hundreds of loaves, a bread stand at our home, more flour than any normal household should possess, and a sourdough starter with a bigger personality than most people I know. 😂

And while Home Loaf has grown, life around here is still very much… life.

Sometimes the bread is beautiful.
Sometimes Optimus decides we’re simply ✨not working today✨.
Sometimes my kitchen looks like a flour bomb went off.
Sometimes I’m baking at an hour when sensible people are sleeping.
And sometimes my kids are right beside me stealing chocolate chips.

But I genuinely love what this little business has become. 🤎

Home Loaf was born during one of the harder seasons of my life, and I’ll never stop being amazed at how God can take something so small and turn it into something you never saw coming.

That’s why John 6:35 — “I am the bread of life” will always be at the heart of Home Loaf. 🤍

So that’s me.

Kyla. Mama of three. Wife. Sourdough baker. Slightly chaotic. Usually covered in flour. Running primarily on faith, caffeine, and whatever mood Optimus Rise woke up in that morning. 🍞😂

And yes… please enjoy my contribution to the “ask ChatGPT to make you a mascot” bandwagon. 😂 Apparently Optimus Rise needed a face, a chef hat, and his own wooden spoon. The fact that ChatGPT somehow captured his chaotic energy this accurately is mildly concerning.

So yep — that’s us. Me, three kids, one husband, an unreasonable amount of flour, and one very temperamental starter running the show.

If you’ve been here since the beginning, thank you. And if you’re new here, welcome to our little corner of the internet. I’m so glad you found us. 🤎🍞

🍂 October’s menu is officially here!

The loaf lineup:
🍞 Plain
🌿 Rosemary Thyme Cheddar
🧄 Garlic Herb
🫐 Blueberry
🤎 Cinnamon
🍎 Apple Cinnamon Crumble — October’s special

And I’ll be making our regular goodies too: cookies, cinnamon rolls, sandwich loaves, cosmic brownies, and banana bread.

If your favorite loaf isn’t on this list, please preorder it through Hotplate. I’m happy to make other flavors with an order ahead of time—it helps me plan my batches and give the loaves and goodies the time they each need.

Now, be honest: are you starting with Garlic Herb or heading straight for Apple Cinnamon Crumble?

———Preorder Link:

https://www.hotplate.com/homeloaf.sourdough

The calendar says October is almost here, which means I need to pick a new Flavor of the Month before the leaves finish making up their minds. 🍁🍞

Should we go cozy with Apple Cinnamon or Pumpkin Spice? A little bright with Cranberry Orange? Or savory with Roasted Garlic Parmesan?

Cast your vote in the comments—or suggest a flavor of your own! I’m taking notes, so make your case for the loaf you’d bring home. 👀

The bread stand is OPEN! 🍞🍪 Come see what goodies are waiting for you today.

And to our Dolly Day trivia winner: your goody bag is out at the stand, waiting for its new home! Dolly would say it’s working 9 to 5, but this bag is ready to clock out whenever you arrive. 💛

📍 3893 Golden Acres Circle, Crestview, FL 32539

The bread stand is opening this weekend with all the sweets and more! The cookies are ready, the bagels are behaving, and I have officially lost track of how many times I’ve washed the same spatula. 🍪🥯

Stop by Saturday or Sunday, 8 AM–7 PM, or until sold out.

📍 3893 Golden Acres Circle, Crestview, FL 32539
💸 It’s honor system: pay with Venmo or Cash App, or leave cash in the cash box. Please bring exact cash—there’s no change available.

And yes, there’s a NEW item dropping! I’ll share a hint tomorrow morning. For tonight, let’s just say the taste-testing committee has been told to sit tight. 👀

🚨 CURRENT KITCHEN STATUS 🚨

Flour everywhere. Timers yelling. And Optimus Rise is being supervised like a suspicious toddler who has been far too quiet. 👀

Meanwhile, Plain, Rosemary Thyme Cheddar, Jalapeño Cheddar, Cinnamon, and Maple Cinnamon Sugar are becoming tomorrow’s loaves—along with plenty of sourdough goodies!

The kitchen may be chaotic, but tomorrow’s table is going to be delicious. 🍞

🌼💖 IT’S DOLLY DAY, Y’ALL! 💖🌼

And what better way to celebrate than with some Dolly trivia AND a FREE Home Loaf goody bag?! 🎶🍞

This weekend is a Bread Stand bake weekend, so I’m putting together a little MYSTERY GOODY BAG with a few fresh goodies from this weekend’s bake! 👀🤤

But you’ve gotta earn it… 😂

🌼 TODAY’S DOLLY QUESTION 🌼

The name “Jolene” came from a real person Dolly Parton met — but it WASN’T the woman who inspired the story behind the song!

🎶 Who was the REAL Jolene, and how did Dolly meet her?

✨ FIRST person to comment the correct answer wins the GOODY BAG! ✨

Your bag will have a few surprise goodies from this weekend’s Bread Stand bake day — exactly what’s inside will stay a mystery! 😏🍞🍪

📍 Winner can pick up their goody bag from the Bread Stand on SATURDAY or SUNDAY!

⚠️ No edited comments!
⚠️ First correct answer wins!

Get those Dolly brains working… 😂

🌼 READY… SET… DOLLY! 💖🎶

🍪🍕 SHOULD I STILL OPEN THE BREAD STAND THIS WEEKEND?! 👀

Optimus Rise may have canceled the loaves, but I can still make plenty of sourdough discard goodies!

Think cookies, cosmic brownies, pizza crusts, sandwich bread, buns, tortillas, banana bread, granola & maybe a few surprises! 🤎

If I open it, the bread stand would open FRIDAY and stay stocked through the weekend while supplies last!

COMMENT:
🍞 OPEN = Open it Friday!
😴 REST = Take the weekend off!

If y’all say OPEN… I better get baking. 😂

🚨 OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM MANAGEMENT 🚨

Hello. Optimus Rise here.

It has come to my attention that Kyla has been telling people that SHE runs Home Loaf Sourdough.

I’d like to correct this misinformation.

I run Home Loaf.

She simply purchases the flour and does the manual labor.

This week, I have chosen not to rise.

Why?

✨ Personal reasons. ✨

Maybe I’m tired.
Maybe I’m stressed.
Maybe the kitchen vibes were off.
Maybe she looked at me wrong.

That is between me and God.

And would you believe this woman EVEN ATTEMPTED TO MIX DOUGH despite my very obvious tantrum?!

The audacity.

I gave her every warning. I refused to rise. I sulked in my jar. I made my position VERY clear.

She mixed anyway.

I showed her exactly who was boss. 😌

So unfortunately, Home Loaf will NOT be at market this weekend because apparently Kyla needed another reminder that you cannot make sourdough without the cooperation of upper management.

She has attempted feeding me, encouraging me, staring aggressively into my jar, and asking, “WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS?”

I will not be taking questions at this time.

Please respect my privacy while I work through absolutely nothing.

Market operations will resume when I feel like it.

Sincerely,
🍞 Optimus Rise
Founder • CEO • Head of Fermentation • Tiny Fermented Dictator

P.S. This is EXACTLY what she means when she says, “He’s the boss, not me.”

Know your place, woman.