A bakery with a unique difference
It’s the summertime and, hopefully, perfect weather for sitting in your outdoor space and entertaining friends and family. One of the nicest ways to eat al fresco is to host an afternoon tea party. It’s a wonderful way to while away a few hours socialising …
Our talented team of bakers have put together an easy to make recipe for a Moelleux au Chocolat, which is a lovely French chocolate cake that’s delicious with vanilla ice cream and strawberries or raspberries. A gateau moelleux au chocolat is a moist rich cake with a …
We launched our community bakery in November 2021, as a commercial venture to help raise funds for good neighbours’ charity, Communicare in Southampton. Many people gave us donations through our crowdfunding appeal at the start. This was vital in allowing us to launch, but we …
We’re often asked the best way to store our fresh bread to ensure it lasts as long as possible. The shelf life of our preservative-free loaves may be up to three days, but if you store it well, you may be able extend this. Here …
Legend has it more than 4,500 years ago, in 2737 BC, the Chinese Emperor, Shen Nung, was sitting underneath a tree while his servant was boiling water. A leaf from the tree – a wild tea tree – plopped into the pot and he tried …
When the summer comes along it may be time to think about getting your laptop out and watching some films on a big screen in the garden in the evenings. Here are some of our favourite bakery related films: Love Sarah This is comfort food …
If you’d love to make eggs Benedict on top of a slice of our toasted sourdough bread and are keen to cook up this breakfast, brunch or lunchtime treat this weekend, then we’ve some top tips on how to perfect your Hollandaise sauce below. Ingredients …
Southampton plant lovers can bag some greenfingered bargains at a spring plant sale this month (May 2024) taking place here in aid of Communicare. The charity is holding the event on May 11 with all money raised going towards helping vulnerable and isolated people in …
We bake all our wonderful bread onsite but if you have time and fancy having a go at baking your own at home, our team of talented bakers have popped together some free tips for you below. Store your yeast properly Most recipes will use …
We’d love it if you could sow extra seeds, take cuttings and grow plants for Communicare’s plant sale this spring. The event will be held here at the back of the bakery in May and the charity team is asking for plant donations on the …