In the course of a week I probably took half a dozen or more small white tin loaves off her. Good, ordinary white bread, of a sort which is hard to buy anywhere near Epsom. Just bread: no onions, olives, pumpkin seeds or anything else.
One wholemeal loaf, good but a bit heavy for everyday consumption as I like to do some volume when I eat. Maybe involving some rye, but again, just flour and no pumpkin or any other kinds of seeds or lumps.
Two Eccles cakes. Fruity & juicy.
Two pear slices. A sort of spongy tart with pear in the sponge and pastry underneath. Maybe some confectioners' custard or something of that sort involved as well.
Two cinnamon swirls. A variation on the Chelsea bun theme - but without all the sugary goo. Cinnamon dusted on rather than added to the flour, so the bun was still white inside rather than brown.
A variety of fancy bread which we did not try on this occasion. But you do need to be careful about your day as there is a timetable.
An excellent addition to the Ashburton scene. Long may she reign!
PS: she also collected the best baker award from DevonLife in 2013 (see reference 1). Which is not quite as grand as it sounds as DevonLife have lots of categories, so everyone is a winner. Bit like village vegetable shows these days.
Reference 1: http://www.devonlife.co.uk/home.
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