Baked

Kindness is a beautiful thing and I received this token of kindness today thank you Dorothy Margot, I know the perfect place for it! I have also got some dirt in my eye and a huge lump right in the feels xx You can find more of Dorothy's creations Wonderfully Made the new makers craft shop on Halifax rd.

It's nice to try other bakers wares and today we took a trip up to Hebden Bridge to try one of Blue Sky Baker famous jam doughnuts and we were not disappointed. Mr Baker is the doughnut expert and he was well impressed and I've got type one diabetes so I only had a wee nibble but oh myy! If you get the chance get to Hebden bridge and give them a try!

Who wants a fresh beigel? We are at Legacy Arts Art Gallery and Studio from now until we give all these beauties away. Yes they are free! One per person though, but they are already going fast.

These bagels are having a little rest before being baked and really, we hope you get the opportunity to come down to Todmorden today to try one of these bad boys for free with some cream cheese topping. If you haven't yet tried Baked, this would be a great time to try. Come down and meet your towns newest baker and business plus you'll get to try some of the most beautiful bagels you have ever had!! #GBHSTodmorden #myhighstreet #newbussiness #newbakery #todmorden #artisanbread #bagels #freefood #celebrate

We've got the keys to our unit today...The dream starts here and to celebrate we will be giving away free bagels tomorrow (one per person) at Legacy Arts Art Gallery and Studio Burnley road. So if you fancy a free bite to eat at around 12 o clock and a bagel with a bit of cream cheese or jam on it sounds right up your street them come along and help us celebrate the start of something beautiful. #GBHSTodmorden #myhighstreet #MYHIGHSTREET #realbread #artisanbaker #artisanbakery #madeintodmorden

Every day I'm waking up a little bit more excited because we are getting the little bit closer to coming to a high street near you!! 4 years ago I couldn't bake for toffee, the bread I use to bake we would call duck sinkers because it was that hard we wouldn't dare feed it to the birds, this one time I baked some, left it on the side for my husband to try after work and he thought it was a potato.
I then went to collage to learn some skills and practised every day, we ate so... much bread during those days and then I started learning the science behind it all. For months I would just bake the same bread over and over until I knew it inside out and back to front until I understood why it was acting how it was acting...The art and science of baking bread is a wonderful thing....
Anyway from there I did some months at a bake house in the valley, I loved it but I had no input on the bread and the methods and why should I? I was just another member of staff in training. I learned so much in those months and was heartbroken when I had to leave.
I realised I wanted my own bake house selling my bread done my way because everyone who tasted it wanted more, the feedback was overwhelming, I kept getting asked why I wasn't selling what I was baking. I started off baking for one friend and then two and before I knew it my whole Sunday was taken up baking bread for friends and I loved it...If anything in life was my calling this was it. Do I have 40+ years experience? Do I heck! But I have seen some terrible bread made by 40+ years experienced bakers and when you look at the new generation of bakers like Pollen in Manchester or Baltic in Liverpool it just fills my heart with joy and makes me realise I am on the right path.
What I do have is fresh ideas and the natural talent to make good bread with a willingness to keep on learning and adapting plus I want to bring it to Todmorden first! Follow your dreams, even if at first you're not very good at them. #GBHSTodmorden #MYHIGHSTREET #realbread #newbusiness #newbakery #westyorkshire #madeintodmorden #artisanbread #comingsoon #foodie #igotbakedintodmorden
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The tower of #bagel
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We'd like to welcome a new business that is open today in our town called Wonderfully Made and it is full of the most beautiful, talented items made by local artisans. I got myself a little Mizzle Comic badge and my eye on a few more items and Clare Ashton your lamps are amazing and one day they will light up my home. Thank you for bringing something wonderful to our town.

I want to say a huge thank you to Joanne and Rik up at Todmorden Unitarian for being open during our unsocial hours and putting up with us stinking the place out with the smell of baked goods and just being awesome! If you are looking to hire space out I'd highly recommend hiring the building. The always fabulous Stella at Legacy Arts Art Gallery and Studio for all her support and for creating a space for us and opening late and for so much more. Of course I'd also like t...o thank you lot! Without you and your support and feedback I wouldn't have been brave enough to take the next step. You have shown me there is a demand in our town and beyond for good, fresh, premium baked goods. Thank you, we are both very humbled and excited, we can't wait for the next chapter to start!
The Bakers that bake. x
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All set up, better hurry if you want your favourite baked goodies, this lot won't last until 7!!!

Good news is always better shared and today we found out that we have been permitted planning permission for the unit that we are going to be putting our bakery. So we will be coming very soon!! You better watch this space. On a more serious note it's been a long road getting from there to here and it's not over yet but the amount of support that we have had getting here as been tremendous it's warmed our dark little hearts and we can't thank everyone enough....Anyway here is a photo of some tomato and basil focaccia which you'll be able to get from our pre launch pop up on Friday which start at 4pm and finishes at 7pm

Baked are doing another pop up and we would like to invite you to come along...You've had the rest now taste the best ;) What time? Between the hours of 4pm and 7pm Friday evening. What will you be selling? Bread, bagels, focaccia and some much more. Yes there will be options for vegans all our bread is vegan unless stated otherwise and we do vegan pizza swirls. Yes we use organic ingredients. ... Yes we are totally artisan. Any other questions just ask
Claire x
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Check it out, we are doing another event and this one is going to be a little different. We'll be open between the hours of 4pm and 7pm next Friday evening with Baked After Dark. Now you can get a sneaky pizza swirl on your way home from work and you won't have to share it with anyone! Come and get Baked with us and have some of your old favourites. The post is public so please share and help us get the word out!!

We are at Todmorden Unitarian Church for today's wedding fair selling our famous East London beigels!! Do hurry, we only made 💯 and they are going fast.

One thing that a lot of people talk about when they taste my bread is that the texture is almost like crumpet, so I thought I'd share a close up and personal crumb shot. Most people are all about the crust, yes there is something beautiful about a dark, rich crust but for me it's all about the crumb. A perfect crumb isn't about how holey it is, yes holey bread looks stunning but the filling falls though and you end up with most of it on your top or in your top true story! It's about the ability to make a good sandwich or it not falling apart with soup, our bread ticks both of those boxes and I can't wait for you to try it.

Meet our Blonde Country Bread made with a high hydration and shed loads of time. Our back to basic organic range.
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Todmorden Unitarian is hosting its first ever wedding fayre, How exciting is that!! It's going to be the place to be this Sunday if you are planning on getting wed. There will be loads of help and wedding professionals will be at the fayre for advice and booking as well of craft, food stall, a bar and live music. This Sunday 10-6 Todmorden Unitarian Church. See you there x

How do you like your bagels in the morning? I like mine with a wedding fair...Is that such a thing? Yes it is and it's all happening this Sunday up at Todmorden Unitarian church. Todmorden Unitarian church are hosting their first wedding fair and we (one of many) have been asked to do a stall and we've said 'Hell yeah' probably the wrong words to use...So if you are free on Sunday (all info in the flyer below) come up and say hello....The post is public so please share and help get the word out.