29 November 2022
This is the weekly newsletter from Loaf in Stirchley, keeping you abreast of our bakery and cookery school, and other news we think you might be interested in.
This week mince pies go on sale! What more is there to say?
Other than we’ll be at Stirchley Market this Saturday for our first baking surgery. See you there!
We’ll have plenty of bread and pastries on the shelves all day, with lunches served from noon on weekdays.
Scroll down for this week’s lunch menu, cookery school spaces and community news.
Our opening hours are:
Wednesday: 12-4
Thursday: 12-6
Friday: 12-6
Saturday: 8-1
Rejoice! It’s mince pie season!
You’ve been patient for 11 months and it’s time to be rewarded. Our legendary mince pies are on sale from this Thursday 1st December.
Packed with the finest ingredients, including local apples and stout from Attic Brew Co, they’re available as vegan or buttered.
Pre-orders for the rest of December will go live this weekend, including mince pies, so you won’t miss out.
Spread the word — mince pies are back!
Baking surgery this Saturday
We’re running a drop-in baking surgery at Stirchley Community Market this Saturday from 10 to 3pm.
Bring any questions you have about your bread or pastry baking and Loaf baker and tutor Neil will do his best to answer. You can find out more about Real Bread, chat over any problems with your bake and get some expert tips.
No charge, but a donation to the B30 Food Bank would be appreciated!
Stirchley Market is a non-profit project completely run by volunteers and is one of the seeds of Stirchley’s current blossoming. We’re delighted to see it back after the pandemic break. Go check it out and get some locally-made festive gifts and treats!
The Breadcrumbs
No time for a news roundup this week as we’re heads down getting ready for December, but if you’ve got news or an event in Loaf’s wheelhouse (some variation on bread / community / cooperatives), let us know at newsletter@loaf.coop
Lunches this week
Wednesday
- Curry: Tarka daal with sourdough (Ve)
Thursday
- Soup: Spiced sweet potato soup with toasted pecans and sea salt focaccia (Ve)
Friday
- Curry: New potato and broccoli with sourdough (Ve)
- Salt beef on challah
Wed — Fri
- Sourdough pizza: Artichoke, olives, capers, chilli, basil and mozzarella (V)
- Ham and cheese croissant
- Pine nut pesto and cheese croissant (V)
Wed — Sat:
- Sausage rolls
- Vegetable rolls (V)
Lunches are made fresh weekdays for 12 noon.
Our menu for the week — with ingredients and allergens — is on the website.
Cookery school classes
That’s it for 2022 — thanks to everyone who attended a class!
Dates for the new year will be released mid-December. You can sign up to alert lists for specific classes here.
Thanks for all your continued support. See you next week!
Team Loaf: Nancy, Sarah, Dave, Pete, Neil, Rach, Martha, Ian, Molly and Dorit