Micro bakery born out of joy and necessity during pandemic

Djosefin Maurer-Soto lost her job during the COVID-19 pandemic, but discovered a passion for baking. She now runs Black Forest Bakery LA in her Los Feliz home with her wife, Marie. Her specialty is sourdough loaves - a reminder of her childhood in Germany.
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  • @Buzzy1769
    @Buzzy17693 жыл бұрын

    Literally, the BEST bread I have EVER tasted in my life. Bravo ladies!! 🤗

  • @saracornejo2361

    @saracornejo2361

    3 жыл бұрын

    What's the Location?

  • @JimSlaughterOC
    @JimSlaughterOC3 жыл бұрын

    Djosefin says "I think the main thing I have discovered is that you can do anything you want if you really just focus." Congratulations on your beautiful bread. I know it took a lot of hard work to get those beautiful loaves. Well done!

  • @DiannaAtherton
    @DiannaAtherton3 жыл бұрын

    Love stories like this. So inspiring. Takes me back

  • @patriciahaskins1956
    @patriciahaskins19563 жыл бұрын

    It's easy to see that much love goes into this bread! Congrats and thank you. Stay safe!🌈🌈🌈

  • @helpimlost.62
    @helpimlost.623 жыл бұрын

    It all looked so peaceful and you could see it wasn't just a job, you put love/passion and hard work into it.

  • @radicalveg00
    @radicalveg003 жыл бұрын

    This brought tears to my eyes. Next time I'm in LA I'll be sure to swing by and purchase some of your beautiful loaves.

  • @Erth
    @Erth3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your inspiring story! I am happy for you and your family! Greetings from Switzerland!

  • @yadthink
    @yadthink3 жыл бұрын

    So inspiring and heartwarming! Thank you for some good news!

  • @bee3077
    @bee30773 жыл бұрын

    Go lady go .... wonderful to hear the ‘beginning’ of your story ... you can do anything you want!

  • @nathanbenton2051
    @nathanbenton20513 жыл бұрын

    wow. I identify with everything she's saying - great story. I wish her and everyone else all the best!

  • @christullmann
    @christullmann3 жыл бұрын

    wow. a very inspiring story 😍 thank you for sharing this with the world

  • @hostesswiththemostess7082
    @hostesswiththemostess70823 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful job! We would love to taste this once we can visit the states again.

  • @andyblackpool
    @andyblackpool3 жыл бұрын

    WOW! How very inspiring. Good luck with everything too

  • @JR-tq5ck
    @JR-tq5ck3 жыл бұрын

    Love this. Very inspiring. Maybe in a past life I was a Baker because I find the whole process fascinating. May you be prosperous in your endeavor & never feel as if it's a toil...

  • @chefmitch4731
    @chefmitch47313 жыл бұрын

    Now this is bread not the ones you buy in supermarkets

  • @orion7741

    @orion7741

    3 жыл бұрын

    sorry to break it to you, but the stuff you buy in stores is also bread......

  • @klaskristian1
    @klaskristian13 жыл бұрын

    Great! Good work! Ohhh, i want to start a micro bakery aswell!

  • @applegreentech
    @applegreentech3 жыл бұрын

    Such a great story

  • @irishelk3
    @irishelk33 жыл бұрын

    The last bit she said there, very true. Most people give up, you stay on course, anything’s possible.

  • @emiliosotres881
    @emiliosotres8813 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations! Wonderful world about sourdough bread! 😋😉👌🥖🍞

  • @kharlyr2870
    @kharlyr28703 жыл бұрын

    Congrats I see how clean and detailed u bake

  • @bhuvidya
    @bhuvidya3 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic! Best of luck with it!

  • @deepalib3096
    @deepalib30963 жыл бұрын

    So many things in life are born out of necessity....nice bakery

  • @annabella7285
    @annabella72853 жыл бұрын

    Wished it’s near where I live!

  • @jenniferluzrevilla2835
    @jenniferluzrevilla28353 жыл бұрын

    I got inspired to continue my small business because of her! God bless you and your family 🙏🐰🐇❤🌞

  • @Onlinesully

    @Onlinesully

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good stuff. What's your business ? hope you're enjoying it

  • @jenniferluzrevilla2835

    @jenniferluzrevilla2835

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Onlinesully hi! I bake cookies and Banana Bread 🙏

  • @Onlinesully

    @Onlinesully

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jennifer Luz Revilla Hi That's great. Such a simple product range. That's great that the business is going well. It's amazing.

  • @jenniferluzrevilla2835

    @jenniferluzrevilla2835

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Onlinesully Thank you so much! God bless you 😊

  • @Onlinesully

    @Onlinesully

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jennifer Luz Revilla Whe from do you sell all that product How much stuff do you sell ?

  • @hulqen
    @hulqen3 жыл бұрын

    Very inspiring, thanks for sharing! But why is the video so short?? Please please please make a 10-15 min version!

  • @bentleyblues
    @bentleyblues3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your inspiration. Could you tell me what is the brand of oven? Thank you

  • @latimesfood

    @latimesfood

    3 жыл бұрын

    It looks like a Rofco B40. Thanks for watching!

  • @ceciliapeker9158
    @ceciliapeker91583 жыл бұрын

    Hi! I love this story, your sourdough, and your apron!! Where is it from?!

  • @hillfoxtc
    @hillfoxtc2 жыл бұрын

    Aww this had So much potential. Why was it so short?

  • @aufouretaujardin7895
    @aufouretaujardin78953 жыл бұрын

    this is really great , i'm about to do the same in france , here it takes 2 years to prepare a baker degree , is it the same in usa or you can open a bakery without diploma ?

  • @aufouretaujardin7895

    @aufouretaujardin7895

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cheesejadeitekiwifox thanks

  • @wendypanozzo9133
    @wendypanozzo91333 жыл бұрын

    I would kill for a good sourdough bread stand on my street corner!!

  • @AlexanderAMY
    @AlexanderAMY Жыл бұрын

    Hi can i ask how do you get seeds to stick to the loaf ? And not burn on top also? Thanks 😊

  • @windermere2330
    @windermere23303 жыл бұрын

    What an inspiring story! What kind of bread do they make? I’m looking for a place in LA that makes good Italian or French baguettes!

  • @RoxanaKristina

    @RoxanaKristina

    3 жыл бұрын

    sourdough bread :)

  • @r.g.36
    @r.g.363 жыл бұрын

    I started to bake bread too during the pandemic, just out of curiosity. 💜

  • @Onlinesully

    @Onlinesully

    3 жыл бұрын

    Are you baking much ?

  • @r.g.36

    @r.g.36

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Onlinesully yes, I am.

  • @Onlinesully

    @Onlinesully

    3 жыл бұрын

    R. G. Hi Do you sell much of the baked stuff ? Is it bread or also cakes and things ?

  • @r.g.36

    @r.g.36

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Onlinesully no, unfortunately I dont sell anything I bake, I do it for myself.🙂

  • @Onlinesully

    @Onlinesully

    3 жыл бұрын

    R. G. hopefully good wholesome brown bread is the main bread

  • @mindytaylor4950
    @mindytaylor49502 жыл бұрын

  • @jud8161
    @jud81612 жыл бұрын

    What is their website called? Do they have a KZread channel?

  • @driedup
    @driedup3 жыл бұрын

    where do I go to buy some?

  • @theboythatsayshootyhoo3865
    @theboythatsayshootyhoo38653 жыл бұрын

    sorry but when she said ‘my wife’ i flapped my hands in excitement, anyway this is super sweet

  • @oopsiedaisy6096

    @oopsiedaisy6096

    3 жыл бұрын

    OMG same

  • @edithdlp8045
    @edithdlp80453 жыл бұрын

    At least this pandemic had a good impact on someone.

  • @closdi
    @closdi3 жыл бұрын

    What table mixer is she using?

  • @mariesoto2056

    @mariesoto2056

    3 жыл бұрын

    We started with an Italian brand SUNMIX. We’ve since then moved to Hobart.

  • @SimpelSurdej
    @SimpelSurdej3 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful video - BR Simple Sourdough

  • @SimpelSurdej

    @SimpelSurdej

    3 жыл бұрын

    We also just opened a microbakery Channel “Simple Sourdough and Coffee”

  • @ansuajo
    @ansuajo3 жыл бұрын

    Rodney and Finley was my corner

  • @stellastai7101
    @stellastai71013 жыл бұрын

    Gee. We should all have an oven like that . . . .

  • @danielcherniske2983
    @danielcherniske29833 жыл бұрын

    Hey! I am a micro baker and am wondering what kind of oven and model you have?!?

  • @xqueenie

    @xqueenie

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think Rofco B40?

  • @stupidassquestions1336
    @stupidassquestions13363 жыл бұрын

    Can I ask what type of oven that is?

  • @mariesoto2056

    @mariesoto2056

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi. This is Marie., Djosefin’s wife. We hunted down that oven and found it on OfferUp, we got very very luck! It’s a ROFCO. It’s amazing. We highly recommend.

  • @stupidassquestions1336

    @stupidassquestions1336

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mariesoto2056 Thank you so much for responding. I will see where I might find one. Love this video.

  • @heberildo
    @heberildo3 жыл бұрын

    is that the b40 or b20?

  • @latimesfood

    @latimesfood

    3 жыл бұрын

    Looks like the B40.

  • @renatorodrigues7395
    @renatorodrigues73953 жыл бұрын

    This is very nice, but who has the money and space to set up a bakery in their own home really?

  • @dietadaloba-brunaneves1904
    @dietadaloba-brunaneves19043 жыл бұрын

    👏👏👏👏👏😘

  • @erincarr9411
    @erincarr94113 жыл бұрын

    Whhhhhhooooie, $12 for a loaf. Man California is pricey.

  • @orion7741

    @orion7741

    3 жыл бұрын

    well, just being a Hipster is pricey, so of course they charge more for their stuff..........

  • @aldwinflores7029
    @aldwinflores70292 жыл бұрын

    She’s the famous model from 2004.

  • @alliesmith695
    @alliesmith6953 жыл бұрын

    How did she get a ROFCO???

  • @orion7741

    @orion7741

    3 жыл бұрын

    I would imagine she saved up her pennies and then bought it. how else would she have gotten it???

  • @MarkAzali
    @MarkAzali3 жыл бұрын

    Y’all need to spotlight Shappy Pretzels because he is a hero for bringing the Philly pretzel to LA

  • @breakfastyummy5436
    @breakfastyummy54363 жыл бұрын

    I ♥️ U

  • @maltebauer4765
    @maltebauer47653 жыл бұрын

    What kind of oven you are using? What’s the name and the brand?

  • @carolinewalls4297

    @carolinewalls4297

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's a Rofco

  • @user-bv7mk8id5t
    @user-bv7mk8id5t3 жыл бұрын

    I thought about doing this too, putting bread and baked goods out in front of the house and people could pay by donation. But I wasn’t confident my food was good enough, plus I have mostly stupid racist neighbors, someone would had ratted me out. Plus likely they wouldn’t have bothered. So I ended up sending what I made out with husband to give to his job (at the hospital). It seemed they appreciated it.

  • @cafezo87934
    @cafezo879343 жыл бұрын

    does it pass inspection though

  • @alecapin
    @alecapin3 жыл бұрын

    Since the plandemic started I also make my own sourdough bread.

  • @jelto4574
    @jelto45742 жыл бұрын

    is the law that easy in the states? i mean, dont u need a license to sell anything in the streets?

  • @henlolneh
    @henlolneh3 жыл бұрын

    wait , is this legal though ??

  • @Buzzy1769

    @Buzzy1769

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, they have a microbakery license

  • @henlolneh

    @henlolneh

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Buzzy1769 dang thats awesome. i wonder how much it costs to get your home checked out /cleared for permits.

  • @Buzzy1769

    @Buzzy1769

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@henlolneh, I have no clue... I'm merely an avid foodie, not a baker... 😜

  • @blackforestbakerylosangele5974

    @blackforestbakerylosangele5974

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes it is a %100 legal. We operate on a CFO from the public health department & we have a venders permit with the city of Los Angeles for our sidewalk sales ☺️

  • @henlolneh

    @henlolneh

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@blackforestbakerylosangele5974 That is AWESOME! I feel like this type of stuff needs to be publicized more. A lot more folks could be doing what you do!.

  • @radicalhonesty3628
    @radicalhonesty36283 жыл бұрын

    impossible to imagine that the people still willfully in a comatose state after a year of this insanity... will ever wake

  • @gaara97531
    @gaara975313 жыл бұрын

    10 Dollars for a loaf of bread. Jesus

  • @mrossainz
    @mrossainz3 жыл бұрын

    2:02 $10 & $12 for a loaf of sourdough....? In a place where minimum wage is $15/hr. yikes !!!

  • @Carlosalva123

    @Carlosalva123

    3 жыл бұрын

    Is she forcing you to buy it at gun point? She runs a small operation and ofc its gonna be expensive because it's a time demanding product that she doesn't produce massively...people pay more for shit that isn't even useful like onlyfans...soo I say yikes to your shitty attitude.

  • @mrossainz

    @mrossainz

    3 жыл бұрын

    ​@@Carlosalva123 just like nobody forces you to read comments and make your life miserable about them... Next time you visit your local store pay with attitude, good luck

  • @Life_is_a_Garden

    @Life_is_a_Garden

    3 жыл бұрын

    I make sourdough and the process is quite long and good flour isnt very cheap. At home it costs me about $2-$4 depending on what flours i use. I know it feels like a lot- i used to feel the same- but that is the going rate and you really do have to charge that much to make a profit.

  • @carolb3327
    @carolb3327 Жыл бұрын

    I don't understand. Why does she keep saying "her wife"? What does she mean?

  • @zermomia
    @zermomia3 жыл бұрын

    I am waiting another video when she will discover men....

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