We Bake Real Bread Pastries & Cakes with Passion.
Who We Are —
Barn Bakes is a south devon based micro-bakery producing artisan handmade breads, pastries & cakes using wild yeast, organic flour and traditional baking techniques.
The Micro-Bakery —
Select breads and pastries and cakes are now available for pickup and local delivery.
Country Barn Loaf
Organic Wheat Flour, Organic Wholemeal Flour, Spring Still Water, Sea Salt
Barn Bun
French Flour, Butter, Egg, Sugar, Orange, Cinnamon
Our story
Barn Bakes was started in 2024 by Jimi & Flavia. Jimi has baked bread since his early years, but not until more recently, after graduating from Leith's School of Food & Wine in London, did he begin his search for the perfect balance of flour, water, and salt in his bread. Both Jimi & Flavia share the same passion for keeping things as simple and natural as possible, and they wanted this philosophy to translate to their bakes. All of their products are made by hand from their micro-bakery at home using traditional techniques and using ingredients that are organic and grown on their smallholding or locally sourced. All of their cakes, pastries, and enriched breads are made using the eggs laid by their free-range hens, which gives the products a distinct colour and taste from the deep orange of the yolks. All barn breads are made using wild yeast through slow natural fermentation, typically lasting 24-36 hours. This process develops a deeper flavour, aroma and crust and is much healthier than commercially produced loaves.
Bake days are on Tuesdays and Fridays and all of the products are available to pre-order for pick-up (either from the bakery or from our collection points Bespoke Artisan Coffee in Dartmouth, Daynes Farm Shop, Totnes, Slapton Community Shop, Slapton and Blackawton Community Shop, Blackawton) and local delivery (within 5 miles of TQ9 7AD-£8 min order). Barn Bakes also sell a selection of French pastries and cakes.
“Here at Barn Bakes we have a philosophy of balance—a balance of old techniques and new ones, of different ingredients and flavours, and of passion and skill. But above all we believe in baking REAL BREAD,"
Our ingredients
We use organic flours an all ingredients are locally sourced or grown here at Our Life At The Barn whenever possible. We only use our own Our Life At The Barn eggs laid by our beloved chickens which have rich orange yolks. This gives our croissants and pain au chocolat their distinctive golden glaze and our cakes their deep colour and soft texture.
We believe our bakes are only as good as the ingredients we use.
