Val’s Bakery

04/06/2026

POP UP AT TLC FARM SHOP, HANBURY

A little update I’m very excited about… ❤️

This Saturday I’ll be at TLC Farm Shop in Hanbury with a small sourdough tasting & pop-up event.

The idea behind it is simple: we’re testing a few loaves that may soon become regulars in the shop if all goes well 🤞🤞🤞

I’ll be bringing samples — plus plenty of fresh loaves available to buy on the day of:

🥖 Red Leicester & Roasted Garlic
🥖One of my plain artisan sourdoughs (still being decided after today’s tasting 😅)
🖤 The new charcoal loaf with sesame crust & pumpkin seeds

TLC Farm Shop honestly looks like such a lovely place to spend a slow Saturday morning.
They have beautiful outdoor seating, green space for children to play, homemade cakes and bakes that look incredible, fresh pastries, sandwiches made on site and good coffee too ☕️🍰

So if you fancy:
✨ trying some sourdough
✨ supporting small local businesses
✨ coffee & cake in the sunshine

…come and say hello 🥰

Everything is made in small batches, long fermented and baked fresh ❤️

📍 TLC Farm Shop, Hanbury
📅 This Saturday
⏰ I’ll be there from 10am onwards… until you all get bored of us or we run out of samples 😅

02/06/2026

Well, we can’t do much about the rain ☔️😅

But we can make sure there’s fresh sourdough.

Traditional White and Artisan Blend are in the oven right now and heading to Bramshall Farm in just a couple of hours

Fresh bread, butter and a cup of tea sounds like a pretty good plan for a day like this ❤️

30/05/2026

This weekend was all about testing new ideas

Three new sourdough loaves came out of the oven:

🌾 Kamut, Semolina & Manitoba
🌾 100% Whole Wheat & Whole Spelt
⚫ Charcoal with Pumpkin Seeds and a Sesame Crust

All three are completely different in flavour, texture and character — and honestly, I’m quite excited about how they turned out.

Coming soon 👀

30/05/2026

30/05/2026

Almost ready 😊

These loaves have just been shaped and are heading into their long cold proof until tomorrow afternoon.

A slow fermentation overnight, plenty of time to develop flavour, and then into the oven tomorrow ready for Monday morning delivery to Beccy’s Monday classes ❤️

30/05/2026

Well… I think the experiments were worth it 👀

Three new test loaves out of the oven this afternoon and looking very promising already.

Now comes the important part…the taste test 🤤

29/05/2026

Three new experiments are heading to the fridge 👀

One with Kamut & semolina, one wholemeal, and one charcoal loaf with pumpkin seeds.

No promises yet… just testing, learning and seeing what happens 🤞✨

29/05/2026

Three doughs. Three very different personalities. 👀

Just a few experiments happening in the bakery today…
Can’t wait to see what they become 🤞🤞

29/05/2026

🥰 Good news! Cinnamon rolls are back at Bramshall Farm this afternoon!

We’re delivering around 3:00–3:30 pm today, and yes… the cinnamon rolls are in the oven right now 😍, and I finally have a chance to post about them before they disappear 😂

So if you meant to order some from the website and forgot, you might still have a chance to grab a box from Bramshall Farm Shop — if you’re quick 😉.

Alongside the cinnamon rolls, you’ll also find:

Soft sourdough buns – perfect if you’re planning a BBQ this weekend
Red Leicester & roasted garlic sourdough – one of our most popular loaves for a reason ❤️

Everything baked fresh today in small batches.

See you at Bramshall 🥰

28/05/2026

Baked early this morning and still slightly warm 🙂
You can now find these beauties at Bramshall Farm Shop 🥰

Slow fermented sourdough, handmade in small batches and baked fresh today ❤️