Since 1997, family-owned Bakehouse Bread & Cookie Company has been hand-shaping artisan breads and baking pastries and cookies daily in downtown Troy, Ohio. Founded by Margaret Begg after training at the Culinary Institute of America and apprenticing under a French master baker, the bakery now operates under her son Bryan Begg, continuing its whole-food approach with naturally leavened breads that take up to 72 hours from start to finish. Its bakery café also serves fresh breakfast, lunch, and catering for the local community.
BREADSEstablished in Fairlawn, Ohio, BREADS makes handmade artisan breads and European-style pastries, cookies, and sweets. Its bakers have more than 18 years in the business, preparing the products daily in a custom French artisan oven with nonprocessed ingredients and no artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives. The loaves are shaped for a crisp European crust and soft interior, while the bakery’s fresh sweets include its popular “Death by Chocolate” cookies.FAIRLAWN, OH
Five Points Artisan BakeshopFamily-owned and operated in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill/Point Breeze, Five Points Artisan Bakeshop makes European-style breads and pastries in small-batch bakery fashion. Its breads begin at least 20 hours before baking, allowing each loaf—from baguettes to multigrain and whole-wheat breads—to be baked the day it is purchased. Pastries are made with high-quality eggs and butter, with local produce used whenever possible.PITTSBURGH, PA
Kauffman's Country BakerySince brothers Steve and Richard Kauffman opened its doors in 1992, Kauffman’s Country Bakery has grown from one mixer and an oven into a 20-to-25-person bakery making homemade goods in Ohio’s Amish Country. Amish women make the baked goods, with family recipes still shaping specialties such as German Stollen Bread, which the bakery now produces year-round. Its Millersburg shop also combines a café with Amish bulk foods and country souvenirs, making it a regular stop for locals and visitors alike.MILLERSBURG, OH
Athens Bread CompanyFounded in Athens, Ohio, in 2014, Athens Bread Company is a bakery where Pastry Chef Carly Willison and Dane Waller handcraft breads and pastries using traditional techniques. Carly, who previously worked at the bakery, now leads its baking with recipes shaped by years of experimentation and ingredients sourced as locally as possible. The bakery also donates extra loaves and pastries each week to United Campus Ministry and works with nearby farms and food businesses.ATHENS, OH