Since 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.
Bird-in-Hand Bake ShopSince 1972, Bird-in-Hand Bake Shop has been a family-owned Lancaster County bakery making homemade breads, pies and other baked goods fresh daily. Current owners Calvin and Janell Groff are preserving recipes passed down through the generations, including the shop’s shoo-fly pie, voted No. 1 for 10 consecutive years. Set in the heart of Amish country, the bake shop also serves as a family destination with locally made crafts, a petting zoo and outdoor play areas.BIRD IN HAND, PA
Berlin Natural BakeryIn Ohio’s Amish Country, Berlin Natural Bakery makes small-batch spelt breads and baked goods by hand, with its old-fashioned sourdough fermented for at least 24 hours. The family acquired the bakery in 1997, and third-generation twins Nicole and Nick now carry forward its focus on organic, minimally processed ingredients and simple recipes. Its organic spelt flour is stone-ground on demand, and the bakery’s products remain Non-GMO Project Verified.MILLERSBURG, OH
Bakehouse Bread & Cookie CompanySince 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.TROY, OH
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