Simply The Best: BREAD BY erica

Three simple ingredients: water, salt and flour. Homemade sourdough bread has just 3 ingredients. If you have checked the label on any packaged bread you buy at the store, there are a LOT more ingredients listed (many of which you cannot pronounce) as food that sits on shelves must be engineered to withstand time, temperature, and create the longest shelf life possible.

Go to your favorite “big box” coffee shop and order up an egg sandwich on an English muffin and you will most likely find over 50 ingredients on the nutritional information label. Things like thiamine mononitrate, soy type flavor, mold inhibitor, GMO food ingredients, carbon dioxide, and more.

With a homemade sourdough English muffin from BREAD BY erica (Duxbury, MA), you can recreate your favorite grab-n-go Egg, Pesto & Mozzarella breakfast sandwich at home with just about 9 all-natural ingredients (add cage-free egg, basil + kale + garlic (olive oil, salt) for the pesto, fresh Buffalo mozzarella from your favorite cheesemonger). Just the smell, taste, texture and incredible freshness tell you that you are doing something good for your body and your for family. And, that is where BAKED BY erica comes in…

Erica LaFrance has lived in the town of Duxbury, MA her entire life. In fact, she currently lives just down the street from her childhood home. Erica’s passion for baking began about 5 years ago when she discovered her own gluten sensitivity and set out on a mission to create something that worked for her own body. After spending 6 months perfecting the recipe, and giving countless samples to friends and family for feedback, she launched BREAD BY erica.

Released on the “hot plate” ordering platform every Sunday (for pre-order pickup the following weekend), Erica’s menus feature her homemade sourdough loaves, English muffins, focaccia, pizza dough and NEW sourdough bagels. She is also becoming locally famous for her homemade chocolate chip cookies (she makes her own vanilla and has a secret method in which to lock in the flavor). You can find her sourdough items and famous cookies on her weekly menus.

Pro Tip: be sure to follow Erica on Instagram and sign up for her weekly menu drop notifications. Stock up on freshly baked breads and treats for lazy weekend mornings. Just kidding – I mean Spring AAU Basketball Season mornings during which you will have your English Muffin in the car, your sourdough bread sandwich on the bleachers, and your chocolate chip cookies on the sidelines watching other kids play basketball before your next game starts. We got lucky with back-to-back games this weekend but, I was prepared to go the distance with my order this weekend!

Erica’s homemade sourdough pizza dough is also a game-changer on busy weekends. Everyone in the family can choose their own toppings and create their own masterpiece for a quick, healthy dinner that be easily customized and on the table in a flash. For the perfect pie, I love the original baking steel by the Baking Steel Company. Founded by Andris Lagsdin, and originally created in Cohasset, MA, this globally-revered invention is an ultra-conductive pizza stone made of steel that gives your homemade pizza the perfect crust every time (and super easy to store and use). Between Erica’s awesome dough, and this #1 rated baking steel, pizza night at home is easy and incredibly delicious.

We are keeping it classic this weekend with a Buffalo Mozzarella + Fresh Basil pie and a trendy Hot Honey + Pepperoni option (both cooked on the baking steel in a 550 degree oven). With spring coming, my next sourdough pizza dough pickup is giving spring-produce-vibes like Shaved Asparagus, Ricotta & Lemon Zest or Italian Sausage, Caramelized Leeks & Goat Cheese. Order the perfect sourdough pizza dough and let the seasonal farm stands do the rest…

In addition to her weekly pickup menus (Duxbury, MA), Erica’s future plans include wholesale opportunities and establishing local pick-up locations in other neighboring towns. There is also a rumor that she may collaborate with Clandestine Kitchen later this spring, joining Team CK for a special pop up menu so, keep your ears open…

On May 10th, you can find Erica and her amazing sourdough breads and cookies popping up at the 5th annual Board143 Spring Fling event in Scituate, MA. As Kerri & Mark Curreri celebrate 5 years in business, you can sip, shop and support them alongside other local small business vendors at this beloved Spring celebration. To pre-order from Erica’s Spring Fling menu, simply visit place your order ONLINE and pick up on May 10th from Erica at Board143 between 2-6pm.

In the meantime, stay tuned to her menu drop notifications, plan to introduce your family to BREAD BY erica, and support a local cottage baker that pours heart and soul into everything that goes into her oven.