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Breaking Bread Bakery

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Breaking Bread Bakery

We CLOSED at Christmas of 2021. We made artisan breads, croissants, cookies, and other baked goods f We strive for the balance between delightful and healthy.

At Breaking Bread, we understand that good food nurtures relationships, engages the spirit, and fuels the body. Imagine a delicious chocolate muffin made moist with zucchini, instead of fat. Or a risotto made with protein-rich faro, rather than rice. Imagine a gathering of friends where conversation is sparked by the delights of a pecan pie – that won’t put you to sleep a little later. Breaking Br

ead is a bakery café with great breads, muffins, and lunch items, made fresh daily, that you can share with friends without a crumb of guilt.

05/06/2024

This is 80% Rye. A few of you know this is one of Mark's favorite rye breads. This is the first batch of rye bread in over 2 years! (Yes, it really has been 2 years and 4 months since we closed!) Quite pleased with this batch. But with a German rye, all the tricky parts are in the 14 hours before mixing. The rest is easy! Easy shaping. Pans or brotforms are forgiving. And no scoring. A welcome relief while still adjusting to a new oven, home countertops, and all new ingredients.

02/21/2024

Baguettes, test batch #2. This time with a proper flour (actually Type 65). The lack of an exterior pic is because they still look terrible on the outside! 🫢

02/17/2024

We always enjoy sharing pics of our new home!

02/05/2024

Okay! Fresh from the oven, the first baguettes I have made since Christmas of 2022. I'm still testing our new kitchen (oven, room and fridge temps, etc) and Portugal ingredients (flours, sourdough, yeast, water, etc). Today was meant to test baguette process and taste a new flour. Process is looking good. Not sure about this flour. It's a very old, traditional Portuguese wheat in a stone ground, whole grain flour. Hard to judge the taste because I baked too hot. The crust tastes burnt. But, I am actually quite pleased with the results!

12/20/2023

Ah, yes. A lady who loves and is loved by her furry boys!

08/22/2023

We went to a fun party! Every August, there is a big Medieval Faire in Silves, Portugal. The castle and many of the oldest structures are intact or restored, making a great location for this. The event lasts 10 days, so a lot of effort goes into decorating and temporary facilities! It is a celebration of the Moorish beginnings of the city. Every evening starts with a parade thru town to the castle and mosque at the top and back down. Many people dress for the event. If you like, you can rent an outfit. There's horseback war games, belly dancers, whirling dervish, jesters, camels, donkeys, and a sook where you can buy spices, teas, Moorish lamps, leather goods. Lots of food and drink. Lots of families with kids carrying swords and axes and helmets.

08/12/2023

Well, this is feeling familiar...
It's early Saturday morning, and Glenna is working a farmers market stand with our cookies! She volunteers at .carlota and now sets up a table at the Saturday farmers market in Lagos. She will be there on the 2nd Saturday of each month.

Many of you will recall our Chocolate Chip Potato Chip cookies. Glenna had them for sale this morning. We will supply some baked goods every month. Hopefully, we'll be baking bread in October. All proceeds go to the shelter.

There's also doggie treats, t-shirts, caps, and other items for sale. And, you can make a donation or find out about volunteering. 🐕🐶🐱🐈🐈‍⬛

07/29/2023

Glenna's gardening is in full swing! And the nearby grocery had a sale on burrata, making for a great summer lunch.

05/29/2023

As we have time, we will post more pics from our recent trip to Rome. This is the beautiful dome of a small church designed by Borromini. It's adjacent to the Quattro Fontane. Mark is not usually a fan of Baroque interiors, but this one is so uncluttered and simple; so stunning that he forgot to take more pics!

05/14/2023

It's nice to be traveling again! Spending a few days in Rome now that it's only 3 or 4 hours away. Here's Glenna at the Spanish Steps.

05/09/2023

One of our reasons for moving to Portugal is making it easier to travel Europe. Yesterday, we took an €80 flight to Rome. Today, we're taking a day trip north (more cool details later) by train. Note the speed shown on the display inside the train. Yep, a bit of math says we're going 150 miles per hour! Free WiFi and power on board. Drink and sandwich service. Back in Rome tonight.

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Our new Bakery location is at 3536 South Higuera Street in San Luis Obispo. There you can see our bakers in action, buy all of our baked goods, and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea. We built this bakery and moved in on May 1, 2018. It’s a great home for artisan baking. We have a stack of 5 deck ovens from Italy, a spiral mixer from Portugal, a dough sheeter from Switzerland, and plenty of hard maple tables from Illinois, near where we grew up.

“We” are Glenna and Mark Evans. Hungry for an “encore career,” we searched the country for a place to put a bakery and settle in. We’ve loved California for many years and formerly lived in San Francisco. We are happy to be back after a stay in New Hampshire. We also lived in Chicago for nearly 18 years, and Washington D.C. for a few.

You will see many reviews for sandwiches, soups and more because we originally opened a bakery cafe in the San Luis Obispo County Government Center. It was a great start and we made many friends. We outgrew it and cut back to bread, croissants, and all the baked goods that we craved. We no longer serve sandwiches or soups or salads. But we might develop some lunch options in the future.

At Breaking Bread, we understand that good food nurtures relationships, engages the spirit, and fuels the body. We strive for the balance between delightful and healthy. We use lots of whole grains, use long sourdough fermentation for about half of our breads, and use no preservatives or enrichments.