Good afternoon beauties!
I’ve been going non-stop today trying to get all of these orders complete and shipped out! It’s tough being a one woman business at times.
I made a some Spirit and Zest Glo Bars…
Zest (Orange hazelnut)
I love zest. So fun.
And Spirit (coconut carob)
And then I experiment by making my first attempt at a gluten-free Glo Bar. You’ll never guess what I used- Gluten-free puffed MILLET! lol
Surprisingly, the puffed millet tastes much nicer than the cooked stuff.
In a Glo Bar:
While it looks pretty, it just wasn’t up to Glo Bakery standards, I’m afraid! Just because something is gluten-free shouldn’t mean that it should taste any less!!!
The puffed millet was REALLY soft and the bars didn’t have any texture. I think I am going to look into purchasing bulk gluten-free oats and crisp rice, so I can make exact replicas of my Glo Bars. Who knows, perhaps I can switch over all of my products to gluten-free some day and make all of my Glo Bars gluten-free by default. Definitely a possibility down the road.
Then I made a dozen Pumpkin Apple Raisin loaves. Today was my first attempt at making them vegan. I removed the honey and egg and used chia seeds, maple syrup, and egg replacer. My customer is lucky today- she gets to sample all of these for FREE! :)
I used a new organic Maple Syrup today…
The end result was a very moist and dense pumpkin loaf with absolutely no-oil to speak of!
Pack, pack, pack, invoice, invoice, invoice…
I have to get this off my chest.
My packing tape thing-a-ma-bob and I do NOT get along. It is the most cantankerous thing I’ve ever seen! The damn tape always gets tangled and stuck to the side. I dream of getting a new ‘souped up’ one some day. HAHA.
Ok, I have to boot it to the post office so I can ship this stuff out by 4pm! Then it is back for more baking in the kitchen.
See you tonight!
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Wow, that baking looks SO delicious!!!
i have the same hatred for those packing tape thingamabobs. whenever i work on a shoot and have to repackage samples, i get into serious fights with the tape. it’s very awkward.
btw, i just love the names of your bars! :)
You are just amazing!!! I cant wait to hear more about the vegan bread and gluten free bars :D
All of your Glo Bars look amazing! Yum, wish I was the customer getting the free samples! :) If I baked stuff like that all day, I would definitely have a tough time not eating all of it!
I am so excited to hear you are working on making the bar GF, and I really appreciate that you believe they should taste just as great as the regular ones. Can’t wait until you perfect the GF version and are shipping to the US!
Best baker ever…
I love your attitude so many would just throw those out there because they’re GF…
*Glo Bakery* needs to move to the States (preferably right next door to me) so I can just order things every day :)
Wow Angela! All those goodies look so good!!! You are definitely meant to be a baker. :)
xxoo
Heather
yumm!! everything looks so wonderful. i can’t wait til you start shipping to the u.s. so i can try everything. i’m up for a sampler pack for sure!!
Cream Hill Estates is a Canadian company that sells the most A-MAZING gluten free oats EVER! You could try contacting them.
I’m just thrilled for you that the bakery has taken off! Go, girl! :)
Mmmmm, I love putting zest in things. Just wondering what you guys do with the rest of the fruit, do you eat a lot of oranges?
I have the same packing tape thing-a-ma-bob, gotta agree that it is a big ol pain in the bum, the tape is always sticking to the metal or you constantly have to re-feed the tape, bah!
Do you think you’ll be bringing back your Glo’reos? I’ve wanted to order one ever since I saw them on your bakery site.
Wow, GF Glo Bars??? Thanks for trying to make something for us GFers. :) I can’t wait for a final product and US shipping. I am restricted in the types of energy bars I buy b/c so many have wheat (and lots of soy, which I try to minimize). I stick to Lara Bars as much as possible.