A french bread bakery homestead tucked deep in the lush forest hills of rural New Hampshire.
Artisan bakers carefully craft handmade sourdough loaves entirely off-grid with solar energy and wood-fired ovens—using traditional baking methods, natural fermentation, and fire.
In this converted barn-turned-boulangerie, skilled young bakers work around the clock to provide fresh bread for their small town.
Tour the bakery. Watch the full process—start to finish.
Witness the making of legendary wood-fired sourdough bread.
What began as one oven and a dream has grown into a community-powered bakery—a place where craft, sustainability, and heritage come together in every loaf.
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Bakery Information
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Orchard Hill Breadworks in Alstead, New Hampshire
Bakery Website
https://orchardhillbreadworks.com/Bakery Instagram
http://www.instagram.com/ohbreadworks*Bakers Apprenticeship*
https://orchardhillbreadworks.com/apprenticeships/_____________________
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00:00 - 00:12 Introduction
00:13 - 00:31 Bakery Location
00:32 - 01:00 Morning Commute and Covering Wood
01:01 - 01:22 Bread Baking in Reverse
01:23 - 01:51 Entering the Bakery
01:52 - 02:38 Gathering Wood and Firing the Oven
02:39 - 03:08 Milling Grain
03:09 - 04:20 Autolyse + Mixing
04:21 - 05:00 Bulk fermentation and Folding Dough
05:01 - 06:21 Portioning Dough
06:22 - 07:00 Shaping Dough
07:00 - 08:47 Thoughts on Manual labor + Shaping Dough
8:48 - 10:02 Interview with Bakers
10:03 - 10:19 Preparing Oven Fire for Bake
10:20 - 11:00 Scoring the Loaves
11:01 - 11:33 Baking
11:34 - 13:33 Bread Out of Oven
13:34 - 14:09 The Finished Loaves
14:10 - 14:53 Bakery Facts + Conclusion