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Hartford Baking Co

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A bakery founded in 2010, where hands and patience shape what reaches the counter.

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A baker working at the pastry bench
Water pouring into the bakery mixerEnlarge photograph ↗

The mix

Begin in the bakery.

Homemade starter and unbleached flour. Each recipe has its own ingredients and its own character.

A baker shaping dough by hand at the workbenchEnlarge photograph ↗

The hands

Shape every loaf.

Most bread takes more than 24 hours from start to finish. Country Sourdough ferments for 20 hours.

A baker at the oven doorEnlarge photograph ↗

The oven

Then comes the crust.

The dough becomes the bread you take home from the counter.

2010

One baker, four baristas and a mission, in the bakery’s own account.

Four counters

West Hartford Center, Glastonbury, Farmington and South Windsor.

Across Connecticut

The published story describes more than 50 staff and wholesale bread delivered to restaurants and grocery stores statewide.

Inside the bakery

See the hands behind the loaf.

Mixing, shaping, pastry and the oven, in Hartford Baking Co’s own film.

A baker at the oven door
The bakery at work. Play the film when you’re ready.

In the news.

A selection from Hartford Baking Co’s press archive.

The New York Times“Bread With a Fan Base”Press archive ↗Connecticut Magazine“Top Bakeries in the State”Press archive ↗Hartford CourantStories through the yearsPress archive ↗FOX61 · WFSBTelevision featuresPress archive ↗SCORE Greater HartfordA small-business storyPress archive ↗

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