Christmas orders now open! Pickup on Dec 24, 8-1

Holiday Bundles, Julekake, breads and pastries - all available here!

Christmas special orders

Brake Bread is a community supporting bakery

Retail hours

NOTE: OPEN DEC 23 and 24 for holiday shopping! Closed Dec 25 - Jan 2 for holiday resting

Wednesday - Sunday — 8-1

1174 7th St W.

St. Paul MN 55102

651-300-9136

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Brake Bread walk-up window with a line of customers

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Holiday happenings at Brake Bread! ***We are OPEN 12/18 - 12/24 || 8am-1pm*** That's right folks, we've got Bonus Brake Bread days on Monday 12/23 & Tuesday 12/24!! We'll have our regular line up at the window, PLUS Julekake (Thurs-Tues), and our Blue Solstice Cookies (Sat). Order online to guarantee a loaf of Julekake or a Holiday Bundle to pickup on 12/24. Link in bio and on our website - ordering closes Sunday at noon!

Babka Babka Babka! Friday Saturday Sunday! This week only! Twisty loaves made with our brioche and filled with a fudgey, chocolate filling. ***Available at the window after 9:30am***

It's bad idea to run by the pool but it's a great idea to run grab our egg nog gingerperson hot tub Danish! We don't make 'em very often so come on down and grab one this week! Relax, refresh, rejoice. 🤎

Support St. Small Business! Here's a handy dandy list of places we think are pretty neat that you can give some extra appreciation to today: @tavial_mexican_grill @blinkebeautybar @detailsbarberlounge @ninelivesmn @pigseyepots @rootsroasting @luminarycoffeehouse @stepwisecoffee @bakersfieldflourandbread Those are just our West 7th neighbors and friends we see every week - there's an endless, and ever changing, list of businesses and people who you can choose to support. We recognize that it may not be easy or within your grasp to support businesses directly (aka with money). Support may look like a smile. Or mentioning a new place you saw up the street to a friend. Radically choosing to support local defines a community and we hope you see the difference you make. See you at the window! Xoxo The Braker's

ORGANIC AND LOCAL

Our flour is milled from certified organic grains. All of that is milled in MN and each loaf starts with wheat grown within a few hours of the bakery. When you buy bread from us, you’re supporting Minnesota farmers, millers and bakers. Thanks for being a part of sustainable food systems!

NATURALLY LEAVENED BREADS

At Brake Bread, our focus is on crafting naturally leavened (aka sourdough) breads. Each batch begins with a handful of wild yeast starter and ends 36 hours later in a beautiful loaf pulled from our stone deck oven. Why wild yeast? Flavor, digestion, and health. Naturally leavened bread provides easier gluten digestion, access to more vitamins and minerals, and has a lower glycemic index for an even release of energy.

But mostly we do it ‘cause it tastes better. And we’re not the only ones who think so!

OUR BREAD

Ingredients - Here’s a link to our ingredient list. When in doubt, give us a shout and we can double check any allergens.

TRADITIONAL PASTRIES

We source the best ingredients we can find from sources we trust. Combining those ingredients with attention to craft, we create unique pastries that you may not find anywhere else in town. From Scandinavian inspired Cardamom Spinner to traditional Chocolate Croissants, you're sure to find something that will satiate your sweet cravings.

The Bread Bus

This is the bus as we found it in Madison WI. The previous owner, Wayne, is taking Nate out for a 5 minute lesson in “How To Drive A Bus 101”

Why a bus?

It was this or a street car. (too soon?)

In Sepetember 2024 We bought this 2002 International school bus. Nate, Micah and Jason drove it back from Madison WI via playing a gig at the Contented Cow in Northfield MN, and then parked it in the parking lot of Brake Bread.

If you’ve been to Brake Bread you know that we don’t have enough space for indoor seating. There’s a l’il patio (so fancy we call it the poshio) and that works well some of the year (all of the year if you’re a Gockel), but we wanted something with more year around aptitude. So the plan is, buy an existing structure and turn it into seating. We looked at a number of options and this bus seemed like it just might have the potential to solve the problem.

A few years ago Nate was visiting his oldest out in Tacoma and they went to Lucky’s Drive-In which has a vintage city bus used for seating. That bus idea stuck in the back of his head and now we’re doing our take on it.

We’ll post some updates as the work goes on and let you know when it’s up and running!