What began with Zack and Ashley baking together is now Buckeye Brownies, a family-owned bakery in Akron making oversized, three-layer brownies and blondies. Each dessert is handcrafted in small batches at its ODA-approved 5,000-square-foot commercial bakery and baked fresh to order rather than held in a warehouse. The company ships its treats across the country and around the world while keeping the hands-on process that defined its start.
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Mama Jo Homestyle PiesMama Jo Homestyle Pies is a third-generation family bakery in Amherst, Ohio, making fresh pies from scratch since 1993. Bakers begin at 5 a.m. each day, using an unchanged family recipe and a flaky, lard-based crust to bake every pie in-house for same-day sale. The bakery has grown from its Vermilion beginnings into a 14,000-square-foot Amherst operation and has earned The Morning Journal’s Readers’ Choice award for Best Pie and Best Dessert four consecutive years.MEDINA, OH
Lisa's Sweet Stop, LLCStarted as a cottage-food business in 2010, Lisa’s Sweet Stop is a family-owned bakery now operating a brick-and-mortar shop in its hometown, with Lisa Huck and Shanna Huck Clement at the helm. The Beverly bakery is known for gourmet cupcakes, fresh-made pies and specialty cakes, while its Cupcake Truck brings changing weekly flavors to communities around the Ohio Valley. Shanna, a self-taught cake artist, works with customers to turn celebration ideas into custom cakes.BEVERLY, OH
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