Bakery, coffee shop, and cafe in Canaan, NH. Serving baked-daily goods, breakfast, lunch, coffee, and espresso. Check out our website:
www.redwagonbakery.com
Operating as usual
she’s baaaaaaAaCk!!! re-introducing this rwb favorite: the spiced ginger molasses cake w earl grey whipped cream (and this one topped w fragrant lavender). trust us, you don’t want to miss grabbing a slice of this baby. she’s perfect. 🙏🏼❤️🎂
rwb valentines appreciation post — we had such a joyous time inviting all our favorite littles into the bakery over the weekend, whether to pick up some balloons, play a game of checkers, scoop up their favorite baked goodies, play with our assortment of toys and games, or just to say hello. we want to thank everyone for submitting (free to kiddos) raffle tickets to win our VALENTINE’S SUGAR COOKIE HOUSE, which our neighbors at the hardware store ended up bringing home :) thanks for an incredible v-day everyone!! 🙏🏼❤️🥰
HAPPY SATURDAY!! come round to rwb to get your weekend started off right 💯. we’ve got all sorts of specials and the return of some favorites — the pinenut tarte, the GINGER MOLASSES AND EARL GREY CAKE…and lots more goodies. also, a ton of specials. come by to see us!
it’s friday!! rwb is OPEN! here 8a-2p…check out our specials and baked goods — call in for takeout or come on in to make your order :)
happy valentine’s day from me and all my valentines 🙏🏼❤️💕
PSA: REMEMBER TO PICKUP YOUR VALENTINE’S BOXES AND PREORDERS (cheesecakes/strawberries). we’ll be here another hour and have 6-7 boxes left 🙂
HAPPY (early) VALENTINE’S DAY!!!!!! whether you celebrate with your sweetie, your crush, your hubs, wifey, partner, your galentines or not at all…we can all agree that baked goods are delicious, and rwb has got A LOT!!!
so come on in, grab the box you preordered, or we’ll make up somethin’ special for you 🙂 ❤️
just call me lichtenstein 👩🏻🎨…here’s a new spin on the sugar cookie: the brushstroke cookie 🙏🏼❤️🖌
made these little “ombré” cakes and mini chocolate cakes for valentine’s day! we’ve got lots…pick out three or four and we’ll box them up pretty for ya! they make a perfect gift for that special someone in your life…or just treat yourself!!! 🙏🏼❤️🎂
RETURN OF THE CONVERSATION HEART! swing by and pick up a few…🙏🏼❤️💜
SPECIALS!!! BAKED GOODS!!! HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY WEEKEND!!! ohhh boy we have some goodies for you — swing by to pick up all sorts of sweets for your sweetie — we’re here 8a-2p!!
BAKED GOODS AND SPECIALS!!! we are ramping up for a busy, festive, and baked good-ful weekend here at rwb!
we’ve baked up some extra special valentine’s day treats for you and are still adding to the menu as we prep our valentine’s boxes for sunday! come by to check out what we’ve got, or wait til the weekend to put together a treat for someone special 💕❤️
LAST DAY TO ORDER YOUR VALENTINE BOX!!! we have chocolate covered strawberries and lots of other goodies to choose from as well…link below!!!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6-vBWauPaTsJ9AnhjtwQpgNsUCaagNfyLXorHMGcgOyo37Q/viewform
Please fill out and submit this form.
someone better come scoop up these german chocolate cupcakes (from @knot_justpretzels) and salted caramel chocolate cupcakes that we whipped up for today! 🙏🏼❤️🧁
one of my favorites from our collaborator jen @knot_justpretzels…the BABKA “MUFFIN.” it’s more like an individual babka cake, and about 2.5x the size of our normal muffins. made with yeasted dough, and layers of chocolate filling, chocolate chips, and sugar…just ask us to warm it up a bit to let that chocolate filling really shine. we’re so grateful to jen for always helping us fill our case, and wish her luck with hand surgery next week! in my experience, few people work as arduously and constantly as bakers, and our hands take a BEATING for it. jen’s got a few years of experience on me, and i’m already facing some of the same issues with my hands! but it’s the love we put forth to bring delicious things to our community, and even some surgeries can’t keep jen down! she’ll be back in a few weeks — we can’t wait til then! 🙏🏼❤️🙌🏼
i wandered lonely as a cloud…into rwb to grab these pomegranate-rose dipped vanilla madeleines…and then my heart with pleasure filled!
everyone needs some daffodils to feel a little springy on these negative-degree days. as i gaze out upon endless white, i look to my inward eye to see them poking through the late-april snow in a couple months, giving us that early spring hope of sunnier climes, regrowth, and bliss. 🙏🏼❤️💐
-with thanks to william and dorothy wordsworth
get on down to rwb this morning for some SUNDAY CINNAMON BUNS!! and a slew of other goodies and specials including a return of the favorite “ham n brie” sandwich, pecan danish, passionfruit tart, german chocolate cupcake, and pomegranate-rose glazed madeleines!!!
VALENTINE’S DAY IS COMING UP FAST!!!
follow the link below to sign up for one of our V-DAY BOXES…get a little feel for it from these pictures of our boxes last year…🙏🏼❤️💕
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14O4ZvEKEO1BumBBPA06DW0DVP3LqPhtVwUJxe64m7O8/edit?fbclid=IwAR3l3umWl5DgM6UXrzSNeBH_nfP_c1U9wQFmqBhqXIY7cvFonBnM2K0Ocvo
WE ARE OPEN!!!!! specials, baked goods are listed…come on in to view the case in person, get a cozy latte, and enjoy hot breakfast or lunch!
and don’t forget to fill out your valentine’s day form — get your sweetheart something special this valentine’s day!
SNOW DAY!!! RWB IS CLOSED FRIDAY, FEB 4th.
at the cancellation of mascoma and my husband’s school districts, as well as the reports of so much ice hidden underneath the snow, we think it’s the right call to stay home today. we urge everyone to be safe, stay home, and take it slow and steady if you have to be on the roads!
SEE YOU SATURDAY FOR LOTS OF GOODIES!!!!!
good morning rwb community!
it has become tradition when new hampshire magazine releases their 'best of new hampshire' polls that i take the time to reflect on the year behind us. as we close out january, i find myself commiserating with many of my close friends that it has been a tough first month of 2022. whether you're a fan of subzero temps or not (i'm decidedly NOT, but then – i'm a baker, not a skier), it's no question that trying to start your car at 6am when the thermostat reads -18 is no fun for any among us. other reasons for a lackluster month range from personal to global...but one thing in common is that no one seems to be getting a break lately: rising prices in food, gas, paper goods, and utilities, feuds with the post office, law enforcement not letting anyone off with a warning, dental surgeries with complications, teacher burnout, frozen pipes, delayed deliveries, unplanned repairs, booster blues, and what seems like everyone...everyone...everyone (and their great aunt)...getting covid. at this point it's a covid carousel ride and it feels like someone close is always riding – and you're just laying in wait for your turn to go round. sometimes i look around and it feels...bleak.
but -
i happen to be, personally, literally, in the business of making people happy. and for what it's worth: that makes me very, very happy. i love my job, i love the bakery, i love canaan, and i love the people i see day-to-day inside my small little bakery bubble of joy. sometimes it's hard, of course, and we've run into no shortage of issues, fears, and unexpected expenses this last year of business. during these slower months i often worry about the long expanse of winter and how rwb will make it to the sunnier side of the year. on snowy days i think, 'surely no one will brave this weather for a muffin or breakfast sandwich'; when no customer comes in for 20 minutes i fear the whole day will go by in the same regard. and every - single - time...my fears are dashed: we're hit with a rush, the phone rings off the hook, we're bogged down with takeout orders, we're flying to the basement to grab more supplies from the freezer, a snowmobile crew fills the place up, and our regulars make the trek through snow, ice, slush, and freezing rain to support us. i'm sincerely moved by the generosity of our community day after day.
rwb has made great strides this past year. i feel less and less like we are in survival mode at all times, and more in charge of what happens in all facets of my business (this took a LONG time and a LOT of help to accomplish). and while i'm still learning to be the best business owner, baker, and community member that i can be, i have felt a markéd difference over the past several months. it helps that i no longer spend every waking moment at the bakery (those who used to pass by in the wee hours and see the lights on know it to be true), i met, fell in love with, and married someone who supports me in and out of the bakery, and i have cultivated a terrific employee-base who take on countless tasks that used to weigh me down. it has taken a village, and the village goes above and beyond.
you, our community, honor us every day with your patronage, your kindness, your empathy, and your willingness to support your neighborhood bakery. we could not be more grateful. obviously, today we share with you the link to vote on your favorite new hampshire spots and hope you'll keep rwb in mind as you vote – we'd love to bring home 'best bakery' for a third year. but more importantly, i wish everyone a collective rebellion against the bleakness: more grace as we enter february – more empathy, more kindness, and, heck, more baked goods! rwb is here to offer a little more happiness whenever you need it. thank you.
https://www.nhmagazine.com/best-of-nh/best-of-new-hampshire-ballot/
SUNDAY SPECIALS!! LOTS OF BAKED GOODIES!! snow is settled, case is brimming, bakery is booming with cheery smiles and delicious food…come on in!
greetings RWB community!
EXCITING NEWS! our valentine's day specials rollout is upon us!!!
per the astounding popularity of the boxes last year (truly – i was floored!) i revamped and updated our order forms to bring you plenty of opportunities for fun, delicious valentine's day goodies!
make your orders now...i've got to make sure we can secure enough strawberries, as last year i was running around the entire upper valley searching for more on february 13th!
order in person at the bakery – we'll have paper forms available as of tomorrow – or thru our online form you may access below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14O4ZvEKEO1BumBBPA06DW0DVP3LqPhtVwUJxe64m7O8/edit
GET ON IT CUPID! FEBRUARY 14th IS GONNA SNEAK UP ON YA!
1194 US Route 4
Canaan, NH
03741
| Friday | 8am - 2pm |
| Saturday | 8am - 2pm |
| Sunday | 8am - 2pm |
Cookies, muffins, scones, breads, cakes, pies, quiche, and light breakfast and lunch fare. As well as full coffee and espresso menu!
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cinny buns on deck y’all 🙏🏼❤️🧈
PIE RAFFLE SELECTION ROUND 2!!! congrats to the winners and THANK YOU so much to everyone who entered. we were so happy to be able to offer the second annual old home days pie raffle and we will be contacting the winners to coordinate pick ups!
PIE RAFFLE SELECTION ROUND 1!!!congrats to the winners and THANK YOU so much to everyone who entered. we were so happy to be able to offer the second annual old home days pie raffle and we will be contacting the winners to coordinate pick ups!
GREETINGS! we are so excited to see the Canaan Summer Concert Series on the Green open up this evening from 7-8pm featuring Oxford and Clark! we hope you’ll join the town for a socially distant performance, and a glimpse of normalcy during these times. we will be OPEN from 630-8pm offering ICE CREAM, MILKSHAKES, SMOOTHIES, and COFFEE! we’d love to see you drop by so that we can make up a cone, sundae, milkshake etc. for you to enjoy as you take in the concert. weather looks sunshiney and warm, perfect for a summer evening on the green. we look forward to serving you!!
FULL CASE TODAY!
this is my dad’s old milkshake machine. one could say it’s a family heirloom. growing up, on VERY special occasions he would pull it out and make me and my brothers milkshakes as a treat. i always associate it with something rare and exciting. and now, along with my mom’s hoosier and thermos collection, and various other antiques and collectibles, i am lucky enough to have it adorn the space in my bakery. what’s more, YOU can come by and enjoy a milkshake, and know that it doesn’t get any more old-fashioned than this.
last time labeling csb boxes...my back is grateful, but i’ll miss the novelty and support that the csb box platform has provided. it has been a trip navigating this new way of business, but has been such a pleasure making up these boxes for everyone. could not have done it without the best coworkers and crew who’ve worked themselves to the bone to make sure everything is fresh, organized, fun, varied, and following the best health guidelines out there. we’re so excited to move fully to take-out as of thursday, june 4th. however, we’ll still be happy to make up boxes of baked goods at any time or take special orders for soup, quiche, chicken pot pie, and anything else! thank you to everyone who has stuck with us during this time and contributed to our community-supported bakery! 🙏🏼❤️🥧
a few new things in the case today...👀 come by to pick up some baked goods, and stay for breakfast, coffee, espresso, mimosas, specials, and a homey ambience you won’t want to leave. we’re here til 3!
in between cinnamon buns and monkey bread, a quick birthday cake 🙏🏼❤️🎂
meyer lemons are back in season baby 🙏🏼❤️🍋 #whatsshemaking
meyer lemons are back in season baby 🙏🏼❤️🍋 #whatsshemaking
special order of your dreams: white cake w. key lime curd, toasted coconut, and coconut cream frosting 🙏🏼❤️🥥
Soul Kitchen is open tonight 5-9 and we would love to see you! got some new beers to serve as well...
PSA: tomorrow this will be apple crisp (for all you [specifically, one] apple crisp lovers out there!) 🙏🏼❤️🍏
chocolate buttercream//chocolate cake🙏🏼❤️🏒
someone wanna come do this prep work for me?! #girlsgottabake 🙏🏼❤️🥔
some days we bake, some days we sew :) 🙏🏼❤️✂️🧷🧵 if you’re interested in purchasing an RWB “uneven stitch” sweatshirt for $26, let me know!
well darn, got paint on my favorite vest! 🙏🏼❤️🤦🏻♀️
sundays are for cinnamon buns! the people asked and i have been busy working on a recipe for the tenderest, most cinnamon-filled frosted cinnamon buns around. and i’ll be honest, this first recipe i tried worked out pretty well. what do you think — less frosting?! i added a bit of maple syrup to this one to give it a little extra kick. our plan at red wagon bakery is to offer cinnamon buns and cardamom buns on sunday mornings! you’ll have to get there when we open (10am on sundays) to make sure you get yours hot and fresh out of the oven! 🙏🏼❤️🍪
in 1997, red wagon bakery was unofficially started when a 7yr old girl named nellie wheeled her red radio flyer wagon down the hill from her home and sold cookies out of it for 25¢ a piece to local high school students. soon, she began taking orders by the dozen and a business began. her mother helped by incorporating nellie's love of baking into her homeschool curriculum. math became measurements and business acumen; literature became reading cookbooks and writing recipes; gym class was wheeling her wagon around the neighborhood making deliveries. fast forward 21 years and nellie is still baking, and her mother is still helping her with the math. after living in new york city for three years, when the opportunity arose to return to her longtime home of canaan and open a bakery, nellie seized the opportunity. thus, the *official* red wagon bakery was born. what you see today is the realized dream of that 7yr old girl with a red wagon.
