The Irish Apron

The Irish Apron Cottage food business specializing in homemade breads, baked goods, and sweet treats. Aledo, IL.

Products vary and are available every Sat. 10am-6pm & Sunday noon-6pm at Dancer's Creek Barn 702 NW 9th Ave. Call, text, or email to reserve items or to place orders for pickup outside of the Barn's business hours. Owner/Baker Jamie Ruggles Mercer County Health Dept Registration # 131-CF-08-23

Is rhubarb on your mind? It's only a week away so, I'll have some Strawberry Rhubarb Star Breads at Dancer's Creek Barn ...
05/29/2026

Is rhubarb on your mind? It's only a week away so, I'll have some Strawberry Rhubarb Star Breads at Dancer's Creek Barn tomorrow to get your taste buds primed. Along with Blueberry Bread, Banana Bread, Sourdough, Swedish Rye, Japanese Milk Bread Rolls, Homemade Brioche Burger Buns, Sea Salt Caramels, & Espresso Caramels. See you there!

Happy Memorial Day weekend! Stop in at Dancer's Creek Barn for some homemade Brioche Burger Buns for your holiday grilli...
05/22/2026

Happy Memorial Day weekend! Stop in at Dancer's Creek Barn for some homemade Brioche Burger Buns for your holiday grilling. I even sliced them for ya! I'll also have more of the Mini Star Breads (double raspberry), Sourdough, Swedish Rye, Honey Oat Wheat Bread, and Caramels. (Espresso & Sea Salt) Sat 10 am-6pm. Sun noon-6pm. See you there!

Revisiting the Burger Bun experiment today. Decided to switch recipes to a brioche bun while still incorporating some so...
05/20/2026

Revisiting the Burger Bun experiment today. Decided to switch recipes to a brioche bun while still incorporating some sourdough starter. I think we have a winner! I'll be making more in the next couple of days! 🍔

Finishing up some orders this afternoon and I'll have a good variety for everyone at Dancer's Creek Barn in the morning....
05/15/2026

Finishing up some orders this afternoon and I'll have a good variety for everyone at Dancer's Creek Barn in the morning. Sourdough, Swedish Rye, Japanese Milk Bread Rolls, Honey & Oat Wheat Bread, there will be 1 lonely Cinnamon Star Bread up for grabs, and I'll have some cute little "Baby" Star Breads filled with Double Raspberry! (Black & Red) Of course some fresh Sea Salt or Espresso Caramels as well. Have a great weekend!

Happy Mother's Day weekend! Dancer's Creek Barn is a great place for mom to shop hand crafted items, antiques, have a co...
05/09/2026

Happy Mother's Day weekend! Dancer's Creek Barn is a great place for mom to shop hand crafted items, antiques, have a cocktail, relax on the patio, or just look around and remember the good ol'days. I'll be there this morning with Sourdough, Swedish Rye, Japanese Milk Bread (Rolls & Cinnamon Raisin Loaves), Cinnamon Rolls, Rhubarb Blueberry Crisp (individuals or full pans), and Sea Salt or Espresso Caramels.

I'll be helping Dancer's Creek Barn welcome Aledo Main Street's "Ladies On The Loose" tomorrow. My cabinet will be stock...
05/01/2026

I'll be helping Dancer's Creek Barn welcome Aledo Main Street's "Ladies On The Loose" tomorrow. My cabinet will be stocked with Sourdough, Swedish Rye, Japanese Milk Bread Rolls, Star Breads, (cinnamon or raspberry) Single Serve Frosted Brownies, Sea Salt Caramels, & Espresso Caramels. Stop in to shop and say Hi!

I'll be at Dancer's Creek Barn in the morning with Sourdough, Swedish Rye, Japanese Milk Bread Rolls, Cinnamon Rolls, Se...
04/25/2026

I'll be at Dancer's Creek Barn in the morning with Sourdough, Swedish Rye, Japanese Milk Bread Rolls, Cinnamon Rolls, Sea Salt Caramels, Espresso Caramels, & *NEW* homemade Burger Buns. I haven't settled on a bun size yet so, I'll be bringing a variety of small (slider sized), medium, and large ones. You're choice of Sesame Seeds or plain. Have a great weekend!

Trial run of Burger Buns! They'll debut at Dancer's Creek Barn this weekend.
04/22/2026

Trial run of Burger Buns! They'll debut at Dancer's Creek Barn this weekend.

Stay safe tonight! I'll see you at Dancer's Creek Barn tomorrow with Sourdough, Swedish Rye, Japanese Milk Bread Rolls, ...
04/17/2026

Stay safe tonight! I'll see you at Dancer's Creek Barn tomorrow with Sourdough, Swedish Rye, Japanese Milk Bread Rolls, Pickle Bread, Cinnamon Rolls, and a fresh batch of Sea Salt Caramels.

I'll be at Dancer's Creek Barn this weekend with Sourdough, Swedish Rye, Japanese Milk Bread Rolls, Country White, & Esp...
04/11/2026

I'll be at Dancer's Creek Barn this weekend with Sourdough, Swedish Rye, Japanese Milk Bread Rolls, Country White, & Espresso Caramels. Sat 10am-6pm and Sun noon-6. Shop antiques, artisan goods, & Randy's famous cocktails!

After filling Easter orders I'll have 4 of these Easter Wreath Cakes (cinnamon filled) up for grabs tomorrow morning. 4 ...
04/04/2026

After filling Easter orders I'll have 4 of these Easter Wreath Cakes (cinnamon filled) up for grabs tomorrow morning. 4 (8pks) of Japanese Milk Bread Rolls, several Sourdoughs, a couple of Swedish Rye, a couple of Honey Oat Loaves, and of course, a fresh batch of Espresso Caramels! Have a wonderful Easter weekend! 🐰 See you at Dancer's Creek Barn

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