Brioche Fest

 

2 Months Hiatus

Hi everyone! it has been exactly 2 months since we last participated at the Greenhills Weekend Market, and if you noticed, within the same timeline, we also stopped getting orders online. 

Here's the story:

It started middle of July when the Mr. was called for his first dose of Covid- 19 vaccine. As expected, he felt some side effects and had to rest. The following week, the Mrs. got her first jab as well and the scheduled appointment fell on a Saturday. You see, the people behind Frank & Mike's Bakery are the very same faces you see at the market every Saturday. Frank & Mike's Bakery is literally a family business.😅 It's quite challenging, but we are still grateful to be able to establish and run a small business during this difficult time. 

Anyway, there were other reasons why we were not able to go back to the market. One was because of the inclement weather that followed. Then, the ECQ, the entry of the Delta variant and and the rise of Covid- 19 cases.  Within the past 2 months we also got our 2nd dose of the Covid- 19 vaccine. So yes, we are fully- vaccinated under the A4 catergory.👍

It was just one thing over the other that we decided to take the opportunity to rest and get the much needed break, gather our thoughts and of course, so we can smoothly move forward once we open the bakery again.

Frank & Mike's Bakery will open soon with a simplified menu. We will start posting updates and hope to see you at the market on our return.😀

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Frank & Mike's Soft Pandesal

We finally have the most sought after Filipino bread roll "Classic Pandesal" on the menu. It took quite awhile for us because this particular bread is available for anyone and anywhere in the country. It is often associated to our typical, local panaderia or bread shop which is found in almost every street in every town.

Since Frank & Mike's Bakery has been about what we love as a family, we decided to add Pandesal on our menu of specialty breads but we leveled it up a notch. No there's no ube or cheese, but the F&M Classic Pandesal is enriched with more premium bread ingredients to make it natural as it remains soft, fluffy but not airy. 

It takes us some time to come up with a new kind of bread product because we study everything down to the simplest recipe, it is a process we don't want to play around with. As mentioned in the previous blogs, we don't use additives and commercialize ingredients, and we want to be consistent with every bread we make.

A lady once asked why our pandesal look different,  The Frank & Mike's pandesal is made extraordinary because it is weighed according to how we like our bread if we're to buy it, at least at 55g each roll. 

Yes, you can buy a piece of pandesal from a local bread shop for just 2.50php each, but it's all air and it becomes hard a day after. Not to forget, it gets moldy in less than a week.

The Frank & Mike's Pandesal remains soft and fluffy up to a week if stored properly. We recommend transferring your bread in an airtight container and keep out of direct sunlight. If it's in a bag, refrigerate. It's more delicious if you toast our pandesal fresh in the morning even if it's a 3- day old bread.👍

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Choconana Ganache

With the booming amount of banana bread sellers online, we're proud to say that we have been doing this for 7 years. We are confident that if not the first, we are "one of the first" to release this product--- Banana Cake with Chocolate Ganache--- CHOCONANA GANACHE

We needed to put it out there to credit the beginnings of our humble bakery. It all started with our Classic Banana Cake that was later on enriched with our decadent chocolate ganache. Why ganache? because our kids love it! We love it!

Since then, this has been the most requested item from our list. To be honest, we did a lot of experimentation with our classic banana cake to make it more appealing and appetizing, but we never changed anything with our Choconana Ganache. The amount of ganache oozing in every slice, mixing with the natural flavor of the banana came out perfectly. 

Commonly, well for some, they would pour and cover the whole cake with icing, or ganache for this matter. In our case, we don't want to overpower flavors so balance is key when it comes to toppings. Some like it sweet, but not too sweet. Some like it plain, searching not only for the chocolate, but the original banana flavor or the taste of the cake itself.

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Our Story

In the end, this was created because of the trust we have given ourselves, that we can come up with something our own, hence, Choconana Ganache. It is how much effort you put on being original and transforming simple things as your own that matters.

Greenhills Weekend Market day 2

 

Grab your fresh produce and visit us at the Greenhills Weekend Market from 6am up to 1pm on March 13, 2021, this coming Saturday.

 

Get your freshly baked bread and cake loaves only at 150php!

Understanding Our Bread

We had an inquiry sometime in February and was asked how much were our bread loaves. We gave our menu and our terms, but the person found our price high which was 160php each,  at 600g per loaf . 

We gladly accepted her feedback and reaction, and that inquiry became an opportunity for us to come up with a post to further show the kind of bread we make. Like coffee, there's instant coffee and there's freshly brewed. Same idea with bread. 

We need to get the difference between commercial bread and artisanal bread out there so people will have an idea what they're looking at and to give understanding why artisan breads are priced in such way. 

We consider our bread collection under Artisan because the ingredients we use are properly selected.

We choose quality. 

We knead and shape it with our clean, bare hands. 

We only make the bread on the day of pick- up or delivery. 

Aside from the basic bread ingredients, it is healthier because it's free from additives, hence a shorter shelf life. 

There's a personal touch to it because we made a common bread our own by redefining its shape and texture. Enhancing a flavor through the natural component of an ingredient like the sweetness of raisins.

The softness and freshness of the bread is maintained through proper storage once it's purchased and opened. Based on our observation, our bread loaves maintain its soft texture up to one week if sealed. But ideally, a person who likes bread in the morning and for snacks can consume it in less than a week. Yes, it's that good if you know your bread.😀

Brioche French Toast

We made the recipe, did a lot of adjustments and had a fair amount of fails. We went back to reading an old library of recipe books and compared recipes. Whatever we have now is surely an achievement. There is a sense of accomplishment in being able to create something. Even with no proper schooling in bread making,  we tried our best to learn and followed our instincts as consumers. What we want in bread if we're to buy it and what is healthy for the family.