Gina Makes Bread + <dev>
One person, two crafts. Long-fermented sourdough from a warm kitchen, and thoughtful software built for people who need it to just work.
The bread
Sixteen sourdough recipes on a few honest doughs. Boules, bagels, pretzels, sweet loaves, discard bakes.
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The code
Freelance software and AI work. Practical tools, small reliable systems, built on The Starter — my shared code framework.
See what I build →The one recipe to learn first
Classic Boule
Four ingredients. Two days. One perfect loaf.
The heart of everything here. Once you can make one good boule, you can make every recipe on this site — and a hundred more you'll invent yourself. Four ingredients. Two days. One perfect loaf.
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Everyday
The Daily Loaf
The working bread. Dense, nourishing, baked on repeat.
Enriched
Auntie Anne's-Style Soft Sourdough Pretzels
Buttery. Sweet. Mall-soft. Sourdough's answer to Auntie Anne's.
Sweet
Cinnamon Swirl Sourdough
Laminated cinnamon-sugar swirl. The one that looks like art.
Boiled
Sourdough Bagels
Boiled in malt water. Chewy. Crackly. Honest.
Sweet
Honey Oat Sourdough
Soft, nutty, the loaf for slow mornings.
Lean
Sourdough Pizza Dough
Two 12-inch pizzas. Same-day or overnight cold-retard.
Software built with the same patience as a two-day loaf.
Freelance AI and software development for small teams and nonprofits. Practical, well-documented, built to last — licensed to you, cleanly.