About The Little Buzzard Bakery
An artisan bakery producing sourdough bread, small puddings and laminated pastries.
The Little Buzzard Bakery Description
Better bread
They say ‘you are what you eat’. In my case, that means I am a sandwich filled with leftover bolognese, or maybe a thick wedge of toast slathered with butter and slowly scrambled eggs.
I happily admit that I consume far more bread than the average human being, but the best part about the bread I eat is that I know exactly where it comes from, what ingredients go into it, and even the man who makes it – me.
I’ve been baking for a number of years now, but in the last five (ever since moving to Leighton Buzzard in fact) it has become more than merely a pastime, and rather a search for creating the perfect loaf. Nearly three years ago my wife and I also welcomed our first daughter into the world (and our second just 19 months after) and I vowed never to buy a supermarket-sold loaf again – a promise I have upheld ever since.
The reason for this is twofold. Firstly, I want to provide as healthy a lifestyle as possible for my children. Secondly, I want to impart the knowledge that not all food has to come from a shelf in a shop. With bread, there are just four fundamental ingredients required to produce a proper loaf – flour, water, yeast and salt – and here at The Little Buzzard Bakery these are precisely the ingredients that we use, albeit with a few extra natural seeds, herbs and olive oil thrown in for good measure to make our loaves sing. Sadly, the same can't be said for supermarket loaves, where there is a host of E numbers, additives and other hidden nasties present, many of which aren't even listed on the packaging. At The Little Buzzard Bakery, you won't find an additive or preservative in sight – this is real artisan bread after all – and all our bread flour is certified as organic.
All things nice
Much like my two beautiful girls, the cakes and cookies at The Little Buzzard Bakery are made up of three main components: sugar and spice and all things nice. Granted, our recipes comprise a few more physical ingredients than that, but each and every cake and cookie we have crafted contains only the finest, purest ingredients we could find – including organic flour, unrefined sugar and free-range eggs – and we have tried to cater to the tastes of the young and old alike. Indeed, there is nothing on our menu that I wouldn’t happily serve my one- or two-year-old (in moderation, of course! ), or even my 90-year-old gran!
We recognise that not everyone has the time or the inclination to bake every week and this is why we want to offer a service to residents local to us in Leighton Buzzard. That said, we applaud people who do bake regularly, but welcome their custom too if they fancy a special treat or just a weekend off when friends and family are visiting. So, rather than dipping into a supermarket, why not click through our menus and order one of our products today? We like to think of them as healthier for you, and they will certainly taste like all homemade food does – sumptuous and heart-warming.
The Little Buzzard Baker, 2013.
Reviews
You know you are in a treat when the line is 15 people long, and what a friendly bunch your customers are!
I have been looking forward to the Portuguese custard tarts all week and they didn't disappoint. I would also highly recommend the sausage rolls, haven't tried the 7 seed sourdough loaf yet but it smells amazing! Definitely worth the trip from MK
What an absolute diamond in the dust. The quality of the bread, pizza and other temptations makes the hour round trip worth the journey.
The rosemary and nigella seed sourdough loaf is possibly the best sourdough loaf I have ever had, absolutely delicious! I will definitely be back x
The best sourdough bread, sausage rolls and other deliciousness are made in this lovely little bakery with top quality ingredients, love, enthusiasm and a smile. I couldn’t love this place more.
The Chelsea bun was as good as I remembered. I am so glad I got the last Portuguese custard tart, it was amazing.
Such a beautiful bakery. My all time fav is the buzzwell slice, think I might have died and gone to heaven. Thankful to have found a bakery that gets it just right, well done, such a good achievement, wish you all the success in your new venture :0)
Special trip into LB to find you today. And well worth it. The sausage rolls were amazing and the millionaire shortbread was delicious with a cup of tea. An perfect lunchtime treat with a friend. The children loved their after school cookies and I'm looking forward to coming back to try your sour dough and custard tarts another day!
Wishing you all the best with your new venture.
So excited to have a bakery of this quality, that uses stoneground organic flour right here in LB! Bread is fantastic and had a brownie to die for yesterday! Apparently the sausage rolls are fab too but they'd been eaten before I got home 😉
People, you need to get there early - this is a high quality, small, local business, they're going to sell out if you leave it too late! And expect to pay a little more.....you get what you pay for!
Keep up the good work 😊
Popped in today to buy the apple and cinnamon turnovers as they are the best and also bought the cheese and onion danish to try and WOW they were delicious. Can we have some more of the please?
Pop up today and bought rosemary and nigella seeds sourdough loaf - need to say was the best bread I have had for very long time! Perfectly baked - crunchy outside, soft inside and super tasty flavour! Definitely will be coming back for more!
Only just come across this lovely little bakery, been popping in on my travels whilst out working in the area. Lovely pastries 100%
My 78 year old mum asked me to tell you that she’s eaten a lot of Eccles Cakes in her time but today yours was by far the best. She said it was fantastic! ����
Love the bread, brownies and French pastries! The only reason I get up before 9am on a Saturday! Tastes so good, the rosemary sourdough is fantastic.
Just love this bakery. So welcoming and friendly and the sourdough bread is amazing. Can't recommend it enough.
I’m currently eating a triple chocolate brownie with a glass of Barbera and I think I am in heaven. Rich and chocolatey but not too sweet. So. Good.
It's taken me long enough to shop here but now I've begun I'm not going to stop! The bread tastes wonderful, sausage and caramelised onion rolls are my current favourite - and I may be about to attack an Eccles cake!
I decided to make a trip to your bakery today as I had heard so many good things about it. I set off early as I heard your goods don’t last long! I was very impressed with the look of the shop and how friendly and helpful everyone was.
The Chelsea buns were delicious, I only wish I had tried them before I got home as I would have turned round and bought more of them! Everything else I bought has been eaten and thoroughly enjoyed. We only have a little bit of the poppy seed sourdough left.
I will definitely be back again for another visit to your wonderful shop as it’s well worth the journey.
Called in today on my travels around town. Picked up some sausage rolls. Oh wow, they were delicious and didn't last very long at all. Perfectly baked and very tasty. Definitely be back and want to try more of your delicious goodies.
Thanks for letting me drop some leaflets off to display too :-)
Amazing and tasty treats! So nice to have this so close to my home (if a little dangerous to my waistline!)