The Bellbird Bakery Blog

News, events, markets and happenings, fresh out of the oven at Bellbird Bakery. 

Field of wheat in the Canterbury sun
Mar
01

Supplier Series: Milmore Downs

We talk with Matt from Milmore Downs, a certified organic grain farm located in North Canterbury. Milmore Downs is one of our two lovely flour suppliers.
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rye sourdough
Jan
19

What to look for in a good sourdough

Sourdough comes in many shapes and sizes. While it is a simple delight for the eater, it’s a difficult bread to get right for the baker. Therefore, not all of

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Christmas bakery products fruit mince tarts, croissants and Stollen on yellow background
Dec
06

A Brief History of our Christmas specials

December is finally here! Christmas trees are up, festive lights are on, and our highly anticipated Christmas pre-orders are officially open. This year our delicious selection of special treats includes:

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Spelt Sourdough loaf held by tatooed arm on yellow background
Nov
28

What to do with Stale Sourdough

Life gets busy sometimes and even with the best of intentions, it happens that the delicious, freshly purchased sourdough is neglected until it’s gone stale. Never fear, stale sourdough can

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Close up of authentic French toast with cream, almonds and fruit
Oct
26

Alice’s pain perdu: authentic French toast recipe

An authentic French Toast recipe, by Bellbird’s French co-owner Alice, made with authentic French bread… It doesn’t get any more authentic than that! Why French toast? Not only does French

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A day in the life of a baker at Bellbird Bakery involves making goods from 2:30am
Oct
03

Ever wondered what a day in the life of a baker looks like?

Thanks to our friends at Story Bites, you can get an insight into what our dedicated team of bakers do every single day. Spoiler alert: it involves starting at 2:30am!!

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Lasagne bake before baking, recipe with Bellbird sourdough
Feb
01

Sourdough Lasagne Bake (vegan recipe)

Not sure what to do with some old sourdough bread? Here’s an original recipe from Isabel, our vegan baker. This recipe came about as part of a Saturday tradition that

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Sourdough loaf leaning on a Dutch oven during a Bellbird Baked Goods bread making workshop
Sep
26

Learn how to make sourdough with a pro!

So many of our customers have been asking if we do baking classes… We are happy to announce that they are now part of our offering! Dave has been busy

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Hot cross bun and butter pudding with fruit, recipe from Bellbird Bakery
Apr
29

Hot Cross Buns and Butter pudding – our recipe

Too many hot cross buns? We know stale hot cross buns are not something often seen (especially if they come from Bellbird Bakery ;), but we reckon this dessert is

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Ken taking boxes on his e-trike for home deliveries during Covid-19 lockdown, Bellbird Bakery
Apr
10

Active lockdown: Home deliveries by bike

The first lockdown took us all by surprise. Luckily we were able to offer home deliveries, some of them by bicycle!
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Electric delivery van parked outside Bellbird Baked Goods
Mar
16

Bellbird is going fully electric!

We recently invested in an electric van to do our deliveries around town. It was one of Jeremy’s long time wish to replace our old petrol delivery van with a

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Galette des rois whole after baking Bellbird Bakery
Jan
10

Galette des Rois season has started!

Christmas is over… now celebrate the Epiphanie with our Galette des Rois! Every January 6 the festival of Epiphany is celebrated in a few countries around the world, including France.

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Award-winning Bellbird Bakery team
Dec
06

NZ Baking Awards: our baguette won gold!

We competed in the Great NZ Bread Bake Off Awards, a baking competition organised every year by Farmers Mill, one of our main flour suppliers based in South Canterbury. Any

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Alice and Jeremy with the cargo bike outside of Bellbird Bakery at The Tannery
Nov
20

Alice and Jeremy talk about bikes

Our friends from Action Bicycle Club came to interview Alice and Jeremy about their passion for bikes and how that fits with the business.​ Hello Alice and Jeremy. Could you

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