Baked Good Gameplan

 What's up! Good afternoon! I'm drinking more Bird Blend coffee from The Flamingo in Murray Hill Jacksonville. I'll have a tiktok for that up shortly after this (@tetherball.coffee). I've been in and out of the house this week trying to be prepared for the bigger café orders and meet with contractors and wholesale folks. I'll be heading to Georgia tomorrow night to visit our roasters in Alpharetta. 

Today let's talk about baked goods and the plan

So we've got a tiny build; Like I've discussed in previous blogs, this build is small so that I can control every aspect of the space affordably, and make something awesome. I don't have space for a kitchen, as much as I love to bake and as much as I loved having done so professionally in the past. I have space for a toaster oven if absolutely necessary, along with a little bit of fridge space. 

So no frozen stuff, no baking in house. 

So room temp, what could I do? Three things I knew I wanted were: 

1. A sweet basic item that paired well with coffee

2. Something with actual substance that would make a decent breakfast

3. A rotating seasonal item. Ideally with some fresh fruit or something that made it seasonal. 

In my head these would be a croissant or biscotti, a cinnamon roll, and a fruit danish.  If I were to bake minimally in house they'd end up being thick toast with honey PB, avocado, and fresh fruit. 

I wasn't particularly married to either of these ideas. The first three are pretty unoriginal and difficult to source in my location without a frozen bulk-pack from a low quality chain supplier. The second three would mean a prep station and workers covering those builds to ensure quality, for a pretty minimal return on investment. 

After talking to our tentative local baker we decided on doing sweet breads, and picking up a couple of times a week for now. Meaning for example we cut slices from a loaf of double chocolate chip bread, banana bread, and pumpkin or lemon poppy bread. 

This seems pretty perfect.

To me a loaf is great at room temp, it's got potential for a lot of variety, and it's substantial enough to make a good breakfast. It's also something I'd love to eat myself, and would be happy to send home with employees at the end of it's lifespan. 

I'm looking forward to ordering these soon and reporting back. Any excuse to eat bread is good in my book :^)

Have a great weekend y'all - Elias