Elect & Vote for “Quality”!

Elect & Vote for “Quality”!

May 7, 2015

Anybody that’s visited our shop &  spent any time talking to the Rex Baker, his wife, the staff – will hopefully pick up how very passionately we feel about Rex quality.  But what does that really mean for you? Well: We are the modern version of a...
Pseu-dough? How the new supermarket bakery is bad news for you

Pseu-dough? How the new supermarket bakery is bad news for you

Sep 29, 2014

Who has checked out the new rustic approach to our in-store hypermarket bakeries, including a certain local one? It seems Britain’s biggest grocery retailers are scrapping their “scratch bakeries” (which made up brought-in mixes in machines on the...
3 days to a better loaf – see the Sourdough Steps

3 days to a better loaf – see the Sourdough Steps

Sep 8, 2013

Many Rex friends tried sourdough breads in their orders this week – we hope you liked what you tasted!   We wanted to explain more about how complex Sourdough bread is to produce.   It is very unlikely to produce a sourdough culture which has the same rising...
How is Artisan bread different anyhow?

How is Artisan bread different anyhow?

Jun 25, 2013

So what’s the difference between our Rex Artisan Bakery Bread, Supermarket in house bakery bread & the sliced white we all grew up with? An Artisan Baker like Rex Bakery loves flavour which means making bread slowly.  We use the minimum number of ingredients...
After Village Day – announcing our 1st pop up collection point!

After Village Day – announcing our 1st pop up collection point!

Jun 18, 2013

The Rex Baker nearly killed himself last Thursday / Friday /Saturday for Village Day but managed to get out well over 100kg of bread plus a whole range of Croissants, Danish, Brioche, Buns & Tarts.  He had about 4 hours sleep over the two nights and had a power...