Sourdough Searches Keep Surging 5 Years on, and the Biggest Growth Isn’t in Bread Anymore
Searches for sourdough classes are up 92% as bakers look for hands-on help and expand beyond bread into pizza, bagels and croissants.
- According to Food Drink Life Inc., sourdough searches keep surging 5 years on, with homemade sourdough bread searches climbing 217% over the past year.
- Bakers who adopted the hobby in 2020 kept feeding their starters long after initial trends faded, turning a pandemic project into a standing weekend ritual.
- Swapping standard dough for fermented bases fuels searches for sourdough cinnamon rolls up 646%, 'sourdough pizza near me' up 511%, croissants up 124%, and bagels up 64%.
- Searches for sourdough classes increased 92% over the past year as hobbyists favoring hands-on instruction over video tutorials seek better results.
- Separate research shows the share of consumers defining healthy food as having minimal or no processing climbed from 20% to 28% between 2022 and 2025.
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