Module One
Battle-tested recipes
Sourdough, brioche, laminated dough, layer cakes, cookies. Every recipe is scaled, tested in a commercial deck oven, and broken down by hydration, yield, and shelf life — not just for taste, but for shipping.
The school for home bakers, est. 2022 · Nashville, TN
The school for bakers who mean business.
Jackdough pairs battle-tested sourdough, pastry, and cake recipes with state-by-state cottage food law guidance and commercial-grade costing templates — so the loaves coming out of your home oven can legally come with a price tag.
No credit card required · 11,400+ bakers enrolled · Self-reported avg. $3,400/mo within 90 days
No. 01 — Why Jackdough
Why Jackdough works when free YouTube tutorials don't.
Recipe videos can teach you how to score a batard. None of them will tell you whether your county health department will let you sell one. Jackdough is the only school built for the business side of the bake.
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Curriculum co-developed with a former FDA cottage food inspector
Our law modules were reviewed by an inspector with four years at the Illinois Department of Public Health — so when we say "approved for sale," we mean it under actual regulation, not vibes.
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The 50-state cottage food law database, refreshed every 90 days
Last audit January 2026. Pick your state and you'll see exactly which products are allowed, your annual revenue ceiling, labeling rules, and the inspection window — in plain English.
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11,400+ student-bakers in 47 countries
A private community where founders swap Saturday-morning pricing strategies, troubleshoot sourdough bulk fermentation, and celebrate their first cottage food license. 73% graduate the flagship program.
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Average first $1,000 month in 5.2 weeks
Verified across 2,847 survey respondents in Q4 2025. Not guaranteed income — a real average, self-reported, of how quickly graduates hit their first four-figure revenue month.
No. 02 — By the numbers
Outcomes, not vanity metrics.
Collective student revenue, since 2022
$14.8M
Self-reported across the Jackdough student community of 11,400+ bakers.
Average time to first $1,000 month
5.2wks
From the day a student enrolls, per Q4 2025 graduate survey (n = 2,847).
Cottage food license first-pass approval
97%
Of graduates who applied for a license after the course reported approval on first attempt.
Self-reported, unaudited. Individual results will vary. Jackdough does not guarantee any specific income.
Featured in the publications you'd actually trust.
- The New York Times "Skills You Can Actually Learn Online" · March 2024
- Food & Wine "Best Online Cooking Classes" · 2024, 2025
- IACP 2025 Award · Best Digital Baking Resource
- Bake Magazine "Top 10 Bakery Educators" · 2024
- HomeBaker Digest Best Baking Course · 2023, 2024, 2025
- Substack · Food "The Friday Dough" · #1 Baking Newsletter 2024
No. 03 — Inside the Academy
What you'll bake, price, and legally sell.
The flagship Breadwinner Academy cohort runs 12 weeks and is structured around three working modules. By week four, you'll have a tested recipe, a legal-to-sell product list for your state, and a margin-positive price on your most-loved loaf.
Tour the full curriculumModule Two
State-by-state cottage law
Pick your state and walk through your allowed products, revenue cap, labeling rules, and the inspection window. We update the database every 90 days so you're working from the most current regulation.
Module Three
Commercial costing templates
The same margin calculator founder Jack Marlow used to scale his own bakery to $380k/year from a home kitchen. Inputs flour cost, labor, packaging, and overhead — outputs the right shelf price.
Class of 2025 · Two graduates, two first years
From kitchen-table hobby to first $5k month.
Corporate leaver · Austin, TX
"I left a 12-year product manager career in March. By August I'd passed my Texas cottage food inspection, and my November sourdough CSA sold out in 36 hours. The law module alone was worth the tuition — every other course I tried just gave me recipes."
Stay-at-home parent · Brighton, UK
"I baked brownies for my kids' school fair for six years before I realised I could charge for them. The costing template is what changed it — I finally knew my margin, set a real price, and built a Saturday collection list from repeat customers."
Names changed at graduates' request. Revenue self-reported, not audited.