Forsyth County gets its first dedicated sourdough bakery
Scout’s Sourdough opened as Forsyth County’s first sourdough-only storefront, selling loaves, starters and pastries from 5535 Bannister Rd.
Forsyth County’s first dedicated sourdough bakery is now open in Cumming, giving local bread buyers a sourdough-only storefront instead of a general bakery aisle. Scout’s Sourdough marked its grand opening June 19 at 5535 Bannister Rd. from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
The bakery is run by Scout Samples, identified in an About.me profile as the founder and head baker. That profile says Scout’s Sourdough became her full-time career after starting as a way to work from home after becoming a mom, and that the business grew by more than 80% in the past year.
For sourdough bakers, the opening matters because Scout’s Sourdough is not trying to be a catch-all café. Social posts describe it as Forsyth’s first and only sourdough-exclusive storefront, and the menu stretches beyond boules to pastries, cakes, coffee, gluten-free options and sourdough starters to take home. That mix makes the shop a place to buy finished bread, but also to pick up the live culture that home bakers keep feeding on their counters.
The timing lines up with a local appetite for more specialized bread. A My Forsyth post on June 11 said the bakery was officially opening on June 19, and the business has already leaned into neighborhood recognition. Its Instagram profile says Scout’s Sourdough was voted Best of Forsyth 2026.
That kind of reception suggests more than a new storefront in Cumming. It gives Forsyth County a benchmark for naturally leavened bread, a place where texture, crust and fermentation are the whole point, not a side feature. For anyone already working with starter at home, Scout’s Sourdough turns a private hobby into something visible on the main road, with a shop built around the rhythms of slow fermentation.
The opening also fits the broader arc of a home baker turning skill into a small business. A local business post under the title “Scout’s Sourdough Opens Bakery in Cumming” placed the shop firmly inside the county’s small-business landscape, while Scout’s own profile frames the bakery as a career built from scratch rather than a side project.
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