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Welcome to Sinless Sourdough: Where Ancient Art Meets Low-Carb Science
Enjoy the delicious taste and powerful health benefits of sourdough without the carbs
Hi, I’m Shari MAC, the creator of Sinless Sourdough.
First, thank you so much for being part of the Sinless Sourdough family. Let’s talk about what’s important to know about your low-carb sourdough journey.
Your Membership Includes
✓ Dehydrated sourdough starter delivered to your door
✓ Learn about the essential equipment and ingredients necessary for low-carb sourdough baking
✓ Learn how to bake 3 different styles of low-carb sourdough breads and baked goods with instructional video lessons and recipes for each one
✓ Access to our supportive community for sharing and learning
✓ Additional cookbooks and low-carb resources
Who This Membership Is For
Whether you’re a novice or veteran baker—regardless of your traditional sourdough experience—this membership, community of bakers, and recipes are designed for you.
For New Bakers
If you’re a novice baker, you can easily follow the Sinless Sourdough baking methods with step-by-step guidance.
For Experienced Bakers
If you’re a veteran sourdough baker, it’s important to understand that baking low-carb sourdough is different from the traditional version. Some stages are the same, others are completely different. Please keep an open mind—we’re dealing with low-carb ingredients that simply don’t behave the same as wheat flour used in traditional sourdough baking.
Understanding the Sourdough Journey
Remember: Making and baking sourdough is not a recipe—it’s a journey.
It may seem daunting at first, but with practice, the process becomes easy and natural. Most of the time is spent being patient and allowing the sourdough to ferment to build up its cultures, which contribute to all the health benefits.
What Makes It Unique
You’re dealing with:
- Low-carb ingredients
- A living entity that reacts specifically to your environment
- Different brands and ages of equipment and ingredients (brands)
- Your unique oven (every oven has its own personality in space, time, and heat)
It will take a little time for you to learn the Sinless recipe that works best in your kitchen.
Why Start with Sinless Sourdough Dehydrated Starters
All our recipes begin with Sinless Sourdough low-carb dehydrated starters—here’s why this matters:
When you use a Sinless Sourdough dehydrated starter, you’re getting specific strains of beneficial bacteria and wild yeast that have been cultivated to work synergistically with low-carb substrates. Attempting to ferment a low-carb living starter from scratch produces unpredictable results because you cannot control which bacterial strains will colonize your mixture—some may not adapt well to low-carb environments or may produce undesirable metabolic byproducts. In contrast, the Sinless Sourdough low carb dehydrated starters contains microbial cultures that have been specifically adapted to metabolize low-carb ingredients efficiently, creating a controlled fermentation environment that produces consistent, predictable results with optimal flavour profiles and nutritional benefits from day one.
The Advantage of Established Cultures
When you use a low-carb dehydrated starter, you’re reactivating a carefully cultivated community of beneficial bacteria and wild yeast that have already learned to work together efficiently.
These established cultures immediately get to work when you feed them with low-carb ingredients, building their strength and numbers while staying adapted to a reduced-carb environment. As you maintain your starter over time, you’re essentially training this microbial army to become increasingly powerful at breaking down carbohydrates in the preferment and in bulk proofing for improved digestibility.
Consistency and Results
Unlike starting from scratch where you’d be gambling on whatever wild microbes happen to be floating around your kitchen, you’re working with a proven, specialized workforce that gets better at their job with each feeding cycle, ultimately giving you more consistent results and potentially greater health benefits as your starter matures into a low-carb powerhouse.
The Three Styles of Low-Carb Sourdough
In the Sinless Sourdough course, you can choose between three distinct styles of low-carb sourdough baking. Each style offers unique characteristics and benefits, allowing you to select the approach that best suits your dietary preferences and lifestyle needs. Whether you’re looking for maximum fibre content, artisanal quality, or convenient preparation methods, the course provides comprehensive instruction for all three sourdough variations, empowering you to create delicious low-carb bread options tailored to your specific requirements.
Important: You need to choose which style you want to bake because the starter feedings should match the recipe ingredients.
1. Fiber Flora Style
Best for: Weight loss, Keto and low-carb dieting
What You’ll Make: Dense, filling, high-fibre breads available as artisan breads, baguettes, bagels, pretzels, and bread machine loaves.
Nutritional Benefits:
- 10 to 30 grams of fibre per serving (depending on the recipe)
- Low net carbs and low fat (add the fat for Keto)
- Creates lasting fullness that naturally reduces overall calorie intake
- Avoids blood sugar spikes that lead to cravings and fat storage
- Dense, protein-rich texture means you feel satisfied with smaller portions
- Great for satiety and digestive health
How It Works: The extended fermentation process enhances nutrient absorption and supports healthy gut bacteria, which helps regulate appetite hormones like ghrelin and leptin, making weight loss feel effortless rather than restrictive.
Starter Feeding: Feed your Sinless low-carb dehydrated starter with 1 tablespoon of oat fibre and 1 tablespoon of vital wheat gluten every 12 hours for the first few weeks. Once the starter is thriving you can feed it every 24 hours. Stir on the 12th hour.
2. Lifestyle Lina Style
Best for: Maintaining a low-carb lifestyle with familiar bread texture
What You’ll Make: Lighter low-carb options that more closely resemble traditional bread through reduced fibre content, making them both more digestible and suitable for managing blood sugar levels.
Nutritional Benefits:
- Reduced net carbs with light texture and flavourful
- Enhanced mineral bioavailability through fermentation (preferment and bulk fermentation)
- Improved protein digestibility
- Creates beneficial prebiotics that support gut health
- Boosts B-vitamins and antioxidants
The Approach: Starter Feeding: Feed your Sinless low-carb dehydrated starter with 1 tablespoon of almond flour and 1 tablespoon of coconut flour every 12 hours for the first few weeks.
3. Discard Diva Style
Best for: Quick, high-protein recipes using your living low carb sourdough discard
What You’ll Make: High-protein, low-carb options that are fast and easy to prepare. Perfect for biscuits, scones, flagels and bagels, and sweet biscuits.
How It Works: A sophisticated four-stage process that transforms common low carb sourdough discard into nutritional powerhouses:
- Living starter foundation of almond and coconut flour
- Pre-formed fermentation benefits without extended waiting periods
- Triple-purpose design that maintains starter health, provides convenience, and delivers exceptional nutrition
- High-protein formulation combining starter, cottage cheese, eggs, almond flour, and psyllium husks
Nutritional Power: Over roughly 13 grams of high-quality protein per serving (before your other proteins are added), with enhanced mineral absorption and stable blood sugar response.
Starter Feeding: Feed your Sinless low-carb dehydrated starter with 1 tablespoon of almond flour and 1 tablespoon of coconut flour every 12 hours for the first few weeks. Once the starter is thriving you can cut back to feedings every 24 hours.
Getting Started: Your Step-by-Step Process
Step 1: Choose Your Style
Once you know what style of low-carb sourdough you wish to bake, go to the “Part” of the course that features those recipes.
Step 2: Review Equipment Needs
Have a look at the recipes, specifically at the equipment and utensils you’ll need. Once you know what you have in your kitchen and what you’ll need to purchase, head down to section 6 where you will find Amazon links to purchase what you’ll need to buy.
Or you can click the shop link below: [THE SHOP]
Step 3: Join the Community
Be sure to check out the community, get familiar with the other members and the posting process so you can visit any time you like to share your low-carb sourdough journey, meet new friends, or ask me questions. Remember: it takes a community to rise a loaf!
Step 4: Explore the Libraries
When you have time, head over to the Sinless libraries to see the cookbooks and cheat sheets available to support you on your journey.
Your Support System
The Community
Join a community of fellow bakers where you can:
- Share your failures and successes
- Learn from others’ experiences
- Coach fellow bakers and receive encouragement
- Share photos of your creations
- Ask questions directly—I’ll answer so all members benefit
The Libraries
Access comprehensive resources including:
- Recipe libraries: Extensive cookbooks for your keto and low-carb lifestyle
- Cheat sheets: Quick reference guides for successful baking
- 28-Day Keto Kickstarter Journal: Perfect for getting back on track with your keto diet
Let’s Begin Your Journey
Again, thank you for being part of our growing Sinless Sourdough family. I look forward to participating in your low-carb sourdough journey and helping you discover what’s possible when ancient fermentation meets modern nutrition science.
Ready to start? Choose your baking style, review your equipment needs, join our community, and let’s create something delicious together!
