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Mornings begin quietly, often before light. The first task is to start a fire in the oven, or prepare the oven for baking bread, or to mix the day’s cookie dough.
 The crew’s work day officially begins at 8:30 a.m. Most days though, Mike is walking up the driveway by 8:00. He begins work by putting away the baskets in which the loaves, now baked, were rising; or if we are baking cookies, he will set out the cookie trays and prepare to scoop chocolate chip cookie dough.
When Barry arrives, around a quarter after eight, with his thermos full of some steaming drink, the quiet mood of the early morning begins to end, and as the rest of the crew appears, the day’s rising activity soon fills the bakery. So we find ourselves each day, faced with the tasks of mixing dough, scooping cookies, baking bread, washing dishes. We face the challenges of working together, resolving conflict, keeping our spirits light. Each day we attempt to rise to these challenges as best we can: To bake the best possible bread, the most delicious cookies, and to do it in a place of care, respect, and joy.
Our ingredients are the highest quality:
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Organic and local whenever possible. |
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All of our whole grain flour we grind fresh in a slow moving stone mill. |
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Our unbleached white flour comes directly from a mill in Minnesota and retains the wheat germ. |
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We use a combination of organic sugar and Rapadura, a completely unrefined sugar. |
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Fresh, cultured butter. |
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Unrefined salt. |
Everything we make is handmade with care in small quantities:
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The bread is mixed and shaped by hand and baked in a wood fired brick oven. |
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The bread is all naturally leavened. |
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The cookies are scooped by hand, then baked, bagged and delivered fresh. |
 Where to purchase our bread and cookies
Come and visit the Cafe, which is open Tuesday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Cafe has cookies available for retail sale. Bread is available directly from the Bakery, adjacent to the Cafe, on Tuesday and Friday mornings.
You can also purchase our products at Kimberton Whole Foods in Kimberton, Gateway Pharmacy and Artisan’s Cafe in Phoenixville and at Lionville Health Food Store in Lionville. Seasonally, Sweetwater Bakery sells items at the Phoenixville Farmers Market and at local CSAs, including Sankanac, Kimberton and Charlestown CSAs.
Special orders can be placed with the bakery directly, by calling 610-935-1060. All orders must be picked up.
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