The Sourdoughist

Sourdough bakery at 3343 S Westshore Blvd (33629). No commercial yeast, a minimum 24-hour cold ferment, and a loaf donated for every loaf sold. Closed Monday and Tuesday.

The Sourdoughist is a sourdough bakery at 3343 S Westshore Blvd, Tampa, FL 33629. The bakery keeps its ingredient list short: flour, water, salt, wild sourdough culture, and time. It uses no commercial yeast. Every loaf is naturally leavened with a live culture the bakery feeds daily, then goes through a minimum 24-hour cold fermentation, with no dough conditioners, preservatives, or additives, according to thesourdoughist.com. The bakery describes its approach as German bread-making tradition brought to Tampa.

For every loaf sold, the bakery says it donates one to neighbors in need.

The menu on the bakery's site starts with the OG Loaf and runs to Everything, Garlic Rosemary Parm, Greek, Ancient Grain, and Jalapeño loaves, a brioche sandwich loaf, and sourdough English muffins. On the sweet side there's a Giant Cinnamon Roll, Jackpot Cookies, Lemon Crinkle and Peanut Butter cookies, an Orange Olive Oil Mini Bundt, donuts, and muffins. A Mortadella and Burrata sandwich is built on house-baked bread, and lattes and matcha lattes are made to order. There's also a small shelf of tinned fish (Fishwife Spicy Tuna, Porthos Smoked Trout) and a house pancake mix. You can order ahead online for curbside pickup. The bakery's LinkedIn page describes it as a veteran-owned small business with retail and wholesale options.

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