Merrit Gillie, owner of Renegade Sourdough, standing with a pizza peel beside his handbuilt wood-fired oven in Mount Morris, Michigan.

    Wood-Fired Sourdough.
    Wildly Good.

    Fire. Flour. Freedom.

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    Operating in Full Compliance with Michigan Cottage Food Law.

    Wood-FiredSmall-BatchMount Morris, Michigan

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    Most Wanted

    The loaves that sell out first.

    Jalapeño Cheddar Sourdough#1 Most Wanted

    Jalapeño Cheddar Sourdough

    Starting at $10.00

    A fan favorite!

    Chocolate Sourdough#2 Most Wanted

    Chocolate Sourdough

    Starting at $10.00

    My personal favorite!

    Sourdough White#3 Most Wanted

    Sourdough White

    Starting at $8.00

    This traditional white loaf is made from the same dough used in most of our bread recipes - simple unbleached hard winter wheat, water, salt, a touch of our own wood-fired maple/box elder syrup, and a wheat and rye starter culture.

    Merrit Gillie beside his hand-built wood-fired oven

    One Baker. One Wood-Fired Oven. No Shortcuts.

    Every loaf that leaves this bakery starts the same way, slow fermented dough, a wood-fired oven, and a baker who does it all himself. No factory lines, no preservatives, no cutting corners to move faster. Just real ingredients and the time it actually takes to do this right.

    Meet the Baker

    The Old Ways

    We don't rush bread. We break the rules of modern baking by going back to wild fermentation, real ingredients, and fire-baked flavor.

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    Our Breads

    From Classic Sourdough to Jalapeño Cheddar and wood-fired bagels. Slow-fermented and baked to perfection.

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    Customer Reviews

    "The best bread I've ever had. I literally couldn't wait to get home to try it." See what our local community is saying.

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    How It Works

    Order ahead with a 1-week lead time. Pick up your fresh bread on Tuesdays in Mount Morris, MI. Cash or tap-to-pay.

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    Proudly Serving Mount Morris and Mid-Michigan

    Renegade Sourdough is a home-based, wood-fired bakery located in Mount Morris, MI. We proudly serve Mount Morris and communities throughout Genesee County with weekly Tuesday pickup. Every loaf is slow-fermented, wood-fired, and made the old way, right here in Mid-Michigan. See all areas we serve

    What Our Customers Are Saying

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    "I tried the mixed berry pie. It was the best pie I've ever had. Thank you!"

    Tina Pelc
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    "Mixed berry pie was absolutely delicious. Nice flaky crust. The filling was just the right amount of sweet and thick. Highly recommend to anyone."

    Amy Kadera
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    "We tried the sour dough cookies and they are incredible! They are huge but also the perfect combo of chewy and cakey, salty and sweet. Absolutely worth trying!"

    Melody Pardo
    GOOGLE REVIEW

    "Ordered the mixed berry pie for my mom, and it's the best pie we've ever had. You can tell those berries came straight from Merrit's backyard, especially the black raspberries. The pie had black, red, and yellow raspberries, gooseberries too. Sweet, tart, flaky crust, made with real care. Thank you!"

    Chad Farrand
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    "I would like to thank you for the bagels, I can't even explain how amazing they are, big thumbs up to you and I will definitely be placing another order very soon."

    Karen
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    "I literally couldn't wait to get home to try the cinnamon bagel. I ended up opening them on my way home because they smelled way too good to resist."

    Travis
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    "The best bread I've ever had. I've gotten three or four loaves of bread, last time I got a pack of the buns, they are so good. Highly recommend."

    Stanley
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    "The bagel flavor is delicious, very surprised at how good they tasted. Will definitely be buying them again!"

    Keto Bagels customer
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    "Amazing service! Presentation is amazing and it looks yummy, will order more."

    Heather Inman
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    "I've never tasted homemade bread like this before, it's really delicious. I have the cheddar jalapeno for now, I'll be telling my friends about this bread, thank you so very much."

    Tanya
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    "I ordered cinnamon raisin bagels online, the ordering process was very easy, and the bagels were amazing. I will definitely be ordering again!"

    Corrina
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    "Great bagels! Fresh baked and yummy."

    Marco Pardo

    From the Wood-Fired Oven

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