“Thank you for the Blueprint Package. I’m finding it really useful especially the videos, it is very reassuring. I am currently waiting for planning permission to set up a micro bakery in my garage, which I will be doubling up as a retail outlet for the bread. I must admit I was bogged down by information beforehand but your blueprint has simplified the process for me and has given me the confidence to trust my own instincts and develop my own style and bakery.”
Sue Bowers

For people who find themselves unexpectedly made redundant or unemployed, or for anyone seeking a change of career, the Love Loaves Mini-Bakery Blueprint offers a realistic taster of a way into a new trade, and becoming your own boss.

If you are interested in setting up your own home bakery business, our Blueprint Workshop is best way to start. But if you can’t make it to the Workshop,  our new, 30 minute downloadable film package is a great solution.

In Part One, Bakery,  Penny shows you round the bakery itself and describes the equipment you will need.

In Part Two, Bread, Dragan demonstrates the techniques we use for hand-baking classic, yeasted loaves, covering  the Six Essential Elements, (Balance, Temperature, Rising, Shaping, Timing and Decorating).

In Part Three, Business, Penny and Dragan go through the essentials of finding your market (with a basket of fragrant hot bread under your arm, this is easier than you might imagine) the importance of creating your own brand, and the value of starting small!

The films come with the Love Loaves Mini Bakery Blueprint folder. This 29-page booklet explains the business side in terms of how to work out your costs per loaf and your profits per bake, and includes lists of equipment suppliers, advice on oven choice, set-up costs, legal issues, food safety training, dealing with planning and environmental health issues, tables of quantities for ingredients and of course, the Love Loaves recipes.

We also offer free follow-up support by telephone, email or even Skype (very useful for correcting technique in real time!)

We started Love Loaves two years ago, with a single domestic electric oven in our tiny kitchen, using supermarket flour and baking 15 loaves on our first Saturday.  Because people love the smell of fresh bread, it practically sells itself and if your product is consisent, your business will quickly grow : we now have four ovens, use 100% organic flour and bake four days a week, although there’s enough demand to bake every day.   If we can do it, you can too – so why not give it a go?

The Mini Bakery Blueprint Package including downloadable films, booklet and support, costs £145, payable by BACS or Paypal.  To order, please email bakers@loveloaves.biz