05/01/2026
We all have rules to follow as bakers but it’s amazing when even with our strict guidelines we still crush it! If I don’t create something you’re looking for Royalston Kneads or Bacon Street Farmstand might, check them out!
PSA: ❤️ Hope you’re all enjoying the beautiful day bread peeps! Just wanted to pop on and say something quick. I very often get asked if I do or if I would put cheese in the sourdough/yeasted bread. So I thought I should address this for everyone.
Each town in Massachusetts interprets MA cottage residential bakery law differently. Every department in every town interprets MA law differently for that matter - no matter what field of expertise.
The Royalston health dept. does not permit me to put cheese, fresh veg, fresh fruit or fresh herbs into bread (I am allowed to use dried fruit, dried herbs, seeds in bread). That’s why there is no cream cheese frosting on cinnamon rolls! 😞
My menu is completely designed around what I am permitted to do in Royalston. I have to work with what I’ve got! My health inspector is a lovely lady BTW and I like her very much! She has even given me a guinea fowl! Some towns in MA are FAR more strict in what they allow than Royalston and many towns in Massachusetts don’t allow residential kitchens period. That is how they choose to interpret the state law.
If you hanker for a delicious jalapeño & cheddar, everything bagel & cheddar, cream cheese & blueberry, bacon & cheddar, etc. etc., there is Kneadful Treats in Gardner (she’ll be back from maternity break soon) or Bacon Street in Westminster. They are both licensed residential kitchens whose towns permit the use of these items. Their bread flavors rotate and they both have a focus on sourdough products. I haven’t tried them but they look really yummy on Instagram! I totally get that you’d want to eat this!
I do highly recommend making a grilled cheese sandwich from any of my savory sourdoughs! Soooo good! ❤️
