Bake at Home Doughs & Batters

If we’ve learned anything during this pandemic, it’s how to spend A LOT more time at home, hopefully without going stir-crazy. You’ve most likely delved into making sourdough (and feeding that starter baby diligently!), reorganized every room in the house, perfected Zoom meeting etiquette, and taken more walks in your neighborhood than you every thought possible. You’ve exhausted breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipes, and some days, you just want to eat crackers for every meal because your OVER IT.

On those kinds of days, where you need a little something special, but don’t have the energy to break out the mixing bowls, WE ARE HERE FOR YOU! Enter our full line of Bake-at-home doughs and batters. Open the pouch, pop them in the oven, set the timer, and voila! You’ve been transported to the bakery and back home without even changing out of your pajamas. Pickup at the shop (Wed - Sun 8am-3pm), Ferry Plaza farmer’s market (Sat 8am-2pm), or order select flavors online through Good Eggs or Take Home for home delivery!

Here’s the lineup:

SCONES
lemon currant, ginger cranberry, orange chocolate chip, or walnut fig

COOKIES
chocolate chip, triple chocolate espresso, cherry ginger; chocolate mint, whole grain chocolate chip and GC spicy chocolate oat pecan by special order!

BISCUITS
classic cream, sweet corn (seasonal)

SHORTBREAD
vanilla bean
chocolate hazelnut
sugar cookie
lavender, orange pistachio, lemon by special order

Without a doubt, 4th of July Celebrations will be a bit different this year. No shoulder to shoulder firework watching, crowded parades, or giant backyard BBQs. While traditions may need to be set aside this year, we are all for celebration, even if that is solo, with one person, with your family, or with your social bubble!

We are all about nostalgia at Batter, and what better time than summer to share nostalgic treats. One of our favorites? Summer fruit shortcake! Split biscuits, dollop with lightly sweetened cream, and pile high with fresh seasonal fruit. Here are a few of our secret tips to making your shortcake the best it can be this summer!

1.} Bake biscuits fresh (choose from our classic cream biscuits or sweet corn biscuits, both available at our shop or through Good Eggs) or toast already baked biscuits in a 350 degree oven for 10 min so the edges are crisp. Texture contrast is everything!

2.} Add a heaping spoonful of mascarpone to your whipped cream to keep it stable! This way, you can prep your whipped cream in advance without worrying about separation or the cream going flat. Don’t forget the vanilla, and lightly sweeten with granulated or powdered sugar if desired.

3.} For juicy berries, toss with a light coating of fruit jam, or macerate with a squeeze of lemon juice and a tablespoon of sugar. Those fresh biscuits will soak up all the juicy goodness!

4.} Prep your ingredients ahead, but assemble at the last minute. Even better, make a shortcake buffet for people to assemble their own with desired amounts of ingredients (extra whipped cream for us, please!)

Need some help with your 4th of July desserts? Pick some up from the shop Thurs, Fri, or or Ferry Plaza farmer’s market Sat!

photo credit: Angelina Hong Media

If we can’t gather, let's Zoom Bake together!

Well, a few months into the pandemic and we’ve met a whole new reality. This summer won’t be filled with festivals, group park picnics, and backyard BBQs with shared bowls of chips like usual. International vacations will only happen in dreams, and we probably won’t even be going to the movie theater anytime soon. Yet, we have Zoom! Zoom fitness, meetings, cocktail hours, and even dates have become the norm. Let’s add some Zoom baking to the mix.

Gather a group of friends and family (from across the country, even!), pull out those mixing bowls, and bake at home with live instruction, tips, and tricks from Batter’s owner, Jen. While we won’t be making our secret-recipe Sand Angels, we have a whole collection of tasty seasonal recipes perfect for recreating at home.

Zoom baking classes each include two recipes, and run 1.5-2 hours, depending on the pace of your group. Classes are $40 per person, and we request a 10 person minimum. Interested? Email jen@batterbakery.com to schedule.

Updated Shelter in Place Retail Hours

We hope you all are staying safe and healthy! Our Pine St shop is open 8am-3pm on SUNDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and FRIDAY for to-go baked goods, coffee, breakfast/snacks, and bake-at-home doughs and batters. Ordering & payment for retail items will take place just at the entrance, for everyone’s health and safety. We will be accepting only credit card or tap payments - no cash. You may also pre-order goods for pickup Sunday - Friday 8am - 3pm. We are still selling at the Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market every Saturday 8am-2pm, and this is where you will find the MOST stock and variety! Come on by, keep your distance, shop for local produce, and grab plenty of baked goods for the week. Hope to see your beautiful masks soon!

Eat at Home Essentials - Quarantine Quiche

Why Quarantine Quiche, you ask?

1. We love alliteration.

2. Quiche is one of the few foods perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

3. Quiche is delicious.

4. We pack our quiche with seasonal veggies straight from the farm, Petaluma cheese, and Rolling Oaks Ranch pastured eggs.

5. When your family asks, “What’s for ______ (fill in the meal), you can just say “Quiche.” You need something to be easy right now.

Order your whole quiche through our online store for pickup or local courier delivery with 24 hours notice, please!