1. Set up the bakery profile

Add the bakery name, payment display name, Venmo username, and optional phone last four digits for Venmo verification. If you use iCloud sync, turn it on from the Info or Settings tab after confirming the data you want synced.

2. Create supplies

Add flour, salt, starter ingredients, oil, seeds, bags, labels, and other recurring supplies. Use the purchase size and purchase price so the app can estimate cost per gram, kilogram, ounce, pound, or unit.

• Use count-based supplies for bags, boxes, and labels.
• Use weight-based supplies for flour, grains, salt, seeds, and inclusions.
• Add reorder points for items that can stop production if they run out.

3. Build recipes

Create each loaf, focaccia, bun, or special item with yield, ingredient lines, packaging, labor, overhead, and target price. For sourdough and other bread formulas, keep flour, water, starter, and salt lines accurate so the bake plan can calculate total dough.

4. Add orders

Use orders for pickup customers, wholesale accounts, farmers markets, and inquiries. Add order lines, due dates, payment method, deposits, notes, and status. Confirmed orders feed the dashboard and bake plan.

5. Review the bake plan

The bake plan aggregates confirmed bread orders into production totals. Use it to see total dough to mix, batch count, oven time, recipe breakdown, and starter needs for the selected production window.

6. Request and track payment

Microbakery Pro can create a clean Venmo request message with the amount, link, order summary, and optional verification last four digits. The app does not process payments; it helps you send requests and mark orders paid after payment is received.

7. Use the dashboard daily

The Today view shows pickups, unpaid balances, low stock, production snapshots, and upcoming orders. It is meant to be the page you check before mixing, packing, or messaging customers.