Salt & Butter started with a simple feeling: I wanted food I could actually eat while still feeling nourished and energized.
I had become so frustrated with the food I was buying and the long ingredient lists that seemed to come with almost everything. I wanted to understand what was actually in my food. I wanted simpler ingredients and food made from scratch
So I started baking.
What began as something I did in my own kitchen quickly became something I really cared about. I loved knowing exactly what went into something from start to finish. I loved the process of making things by hand, and I loved that the simplest ingredients could become something so good. Sourdough takes time. You have to slow down and let the dough do its thing. The fermentation creates more depth of flavor and a texture that is hard to recreate any other way.
Naturally, I started wondering: What else can I make with sourdough? That question led me to the cookie. I wanted to create a chocolate chip cookie that was thick, chewy, and full of flavor but still made with ingredients I felt good about putting into it. After a lot of experimenting, I finally landed on it.
A naturally fermented sourdough cookie made with brown butter, chocolate, and flaky salt. Crisp around the edges, soft and chewy in the middle, with just enough sourdough flavor to make you wonder why you've never had a cookie like it before.
It quickly became the thing I was most excited to make and the thing people kept coming back for. And that little cookie became Salt & Butter.
Good ingredients, a lot of patience, and a whole lot of salt + butter.
Welcome!
— Ella
