TASTING PARTY THIS FRIDAY!!!

PLEASE JOIN DOVETAIL BAKERY THIS FRIDAY APRIL 16TH FROM 6PM-9PM @ 3039 NE ALBERTA FOR A COMMUNITY SUPPORTED BAKERY PROGRAM TASTING PARTY!

COME ENJOY FREE SAMPLES OF OUR UPCOMING CSB ITEMS INCLUDING ARTISAN BREADS, PIZZAS, DOVETAIL BAKERY GRANOLA, FLATBREADS, CROSTINI, PASTRIES & COURIER COFFEE! WE WILL BE GIVING AWAY FREE BAKE-AT-HOME COOKIE SAMPLE PACKS!

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!

 

WHAT: CSB TASTING PARTY
WHERE: DOVETAIL BAKERY: 3039 NE ALBERTA ST. @ 31ST.
WHEN: THIS FRIDAY APRIL 16TH FROM 6PM-9PM
QUESTIONS: 503.288.8839
PASS IT ON! THE MORE THE MERRIER!

LOVE,
    MORGAN & THE DOVETAIL BAKERY STAFF

SPRING IS HERE!

     i know it has been so rainy and the sunny and then windy and the RAINY again. because IT'S SPRING IN PORTLAND!!! it happens every year, but somehow i am surprised by it every year! and every year i have to remind myself that we are lucky because all this rain brings us beautiful produce and flowers! crocus, daffodils, cherry blossoms, apple blossoms, asparagus, nettles, fiddlehead ferns, mint & RHUBARB!

    wealth underground grew us this beautiful rhubarb. with it we made:

rhubarb & blueberry buns

rhubarb, orange zest & anise scones

it was gone before we could make:

meyer lemon & rhubarb cake

apple rhubarb pie

beautiful and tart!

 the cutest toes!

spring isn't all rain and wind storms! it's also delicious! come by the bakery and celebrate spring with some wealth underground rhubarb treats!

sourdough starter & the magic of bread

we have had some really delicious bread coming out of the ovens at dovetail bakery. last week lauren made some beautiful, crusty (i mean CRUSTY!) french loaves, marly made more sourdough that was so chewy & delicious. she also some cracked pepper & olive oil rounds (that i am particularly partial to!). this week we will have more artisan breads available on friday, saturday & sunday. they will be available in the mornings so come by & pick up a loaf so you don't have to leave the house once you start cooking dinner.

beautiful...

 ...and crusty.


THE STORY OF THE SOURDOUGH:

baking bread is like watching magic. once you combine the ingredients it takes on a life of its own. bread leavened by wild yeast seems even more magic. by combining flour, water, starter & salt a perfect environment for the wild cultures to thrive is created and to see it come alive is a special thing. the more often you bake with the sourdough starter more you get to know its personality and the kinds of bread it makes. some starters work quickly, some are slow, some have mild flavors & some will bowl you over. i can't help but think about the history that is contained in each loaf of bread made with this alaskan sourough starter. this starter contains yeasts that have been to places i will never see. it has lived lives that i will never know about. it makes me feel small in the world, in the best way possible. there are records of bread as early as 1500 BC. humans have a long history of bread baking & making and i am honored to be part of keeping the tradition alive, and to share that history with all of you.

i wanted to share with you the story of the sourdough starter that we use in our breads. david generously shared the sourdough starter with me about a year & a half ago & i shared it with marly who has been getting to know it for some time now. this history was sent to me by david (via my mom).

"....the sourdough is an heirloom starter dating back to the Alaska gold rush of '89....that's 1889...I picked up a batch of this wonderful starter in Petersberg, Alaska in 1989...I was a commercial fisherman and that was my home port for the spring herring  fishery in southeast Alaska...the starter was always with me ... for the next 10 years at sea it was always on my boat...most of that time was spent in the Bering Sea fishing salmon and herring...during slack times, at anchor or on a long set... I would bake my crew sourdough bread in a dutch oven in the diesel galley stove...and sourdough pancakes on the cast iron top...nothing could kill, injure or in any way intimidate that sourdough..it was robust and flexible..strong yet mild..in fact it exhibited all the qualities of a good deckhand...The starter is now ashore and lives in Deadwood, Oregon....By my reckoning it is 121 years old and still going strong....Long live the sourdough!!!....Cheers...David"

THANKS DAVID!

THE ALASKAN SOURDOUGH

kneaded & portioned, waiting to be shaped

full of life! wild yeast at work!

baked & beautiful!

we couldn't wait til it was fully cooled

i'm glad we didn't

available this friday, saturday & sunday

3039 ne alberta st. @ 31st.

BBBBBBRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEAAAAAAADDDDDDDD!!!

WARM BREAD IS ABOUT TO COME OUTTA THE OVEN! COME & GIT IT!!!

XO!

LOVE,

M

PS.

LOTS OF STEAMY BREAD PHOTOS

&THE STORY OF THE SOURDOUGH STARTER

...SOON TO FOLLOW!

grand opening party

i know the grand opening party happened over a month ago, but i finally have some photos to share! i was so excited that night (surprise!) that i forgot to take a single photo. thankfully lauren's dad, michael happened to be there with camera in hand! and even more thankfully he is an exceptional photographer. the party was so much fun and there were so many people who showed up to support all the hard work that has gone into building this bakery. thanks to everybody who came to the party & thanks to everybody who helped make this dream into a reality!

i would like to thank some people who are the 

unsung heroes and backstage supporters of dovetail bakery!

jesse atwood (my love)

margaret grundstein (my ma)

mckay grundstein-helvey (my sis)

miriam levin-of the sticky buns (my aunt)

yardenna hurvitz (thank you family friend)

my entire family

my staff

and especially my dad-the namesake of the bakery

 miss you

for those of you who attended the party, this will be a walk down memory lane. for those of you who couldn't attend, please enjoy:

home

the calm before the party!

so many beautiful flowers!

GIANT STICKY BUN!

marly made it...

 i baked it...

lauren served it up!

and guests ate...

and enjoyed...

I HAD THE BEST TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and the next day everything was back to normal

thanks everybody!!! can't wait to do it again!

ps extra special thanks to cork: a bottle shop! the wine was delicious!

a little more about bread

a little more info than last time...

yesterday we had kalamata olive bread for sale! made by hand! made by lauren!

today we have sourdough! made with the power forces of alaskan sourdough starter! 'twas handed down to my family friend david who handed it down to me. i handed it down to marly who made bread for you!

i am still ironing out the bread baking schedule, but bread is here. i will send out twitter updates about bread varieties. please follow us on twitter if you are interested in following the developments around the bakery!

bread.

BREAD!!!!!!!!!!

Community Supported Agriculture and Bakery!!

WU CSA Application

 Dovetail Bakery is excited to announce Community Supported Bakery in partnership with Wealth Underground Farm’s new CSA program! There are five CSA membership offered for Northeast Portland residents for pick up at Dovetail Bakery as well as 10 bakery boxes available. This is an amazing opportunity to receive Wealth Underground’s delicious organic produce and Dovetail Bakery’s exciting assortment of delicious pastries, fresh bread, Courier Coffee, ready to bake cookie dough, and pizza dough. By purchasing a share of Dovetail’s CSB and Wealth Underground Farm’s CSA you are investing in the quality of your food sources and the future of local small business and farms.
Download an application and email dovetailcsb@gmail.com with questions. Remember there are only 5 produce boxes and 10 bakery boxes available for pick up at Dovetail  Bakery so reserve them soon!

EATING IS ART

tricia martin, a friend of dovetail bakery, who writes eatingisart.com has written a lovely blog entry with beautiful photos about the new dovetail bakery retail shop! with her photos, she has captured the cozy warmth that i feel everyday when i walk through the doors of the bakery. it really feels like home there. thanks so much tricia for the thoughtful words and beautiful photos!

from eatingisart.com february 1, 2020

Dovetail Bakery finds a home

I am so happy to announce that my very talented friends over at Dovetail Bakery have finally found a storefront space + wonderful kitchen to call home! The owner, Morgan, started baking out of her house, and the business grew. She found the kitchen in St. Johns and baked there, doing each part of the business herself and grew. All the recipes (save for the trail mix cookies) are Morgan's own that she has developed from scratch. Eventually, she hired employees. "I love dovetail bakery," she says, "and i am so grateful to my family and loved ones who have helped me grow the business." Now, they have their baked goods in local Portland Whole Foods stores and their own shop right on Alberta Street--a wonderful arts district that has huge crowds drawn for First Thursday, where all the galleries and shops along the street open their doors and artists set up tables all along the street to sell their beautiful goods. What a fantastic addition to the street!

(guests enjoying the warm atmosphere)

I've written about Dovetail before--as Lauren, a baker at Dovetail, was the brains behind baking the big bread for my Bread Friend Map series. Dovetail specializes in vegan baked goods--no butter and no eggs in any of their goodies. I have a love/hate with vegan baked goods--I mean, butter and eggs are a HUGE part of baking! Right? Maybe?... Dovetail Bakery is the sole reason I embrace vegan baking as an honest-to-goodness ally in the world of baking. Somehow, these ladies have discovered the magic way around these "necessary" ingredients making their treats taste light, fluffy, crumbly, or however it should taste.


The true test? If you went in there and didn't know it was vegan, you'd walk out still not knowing it was vegan because their treats are truly incredible. They are well known for their famous sticky buns. But be sure to try the Pear-Cardamon Muffin or Lemon Blueberry (with real big fresh blueberries) scone (they both come in a hard tie for my favorites there)-- you may find yourself unable to stop sampling. If you do find yourself in this position don't worry. Just take a deep breath and ask to take the rest "to go." You won't be disappointed!

You can find Dovetail Bakery at:

3039 NE Alberta St., Portland OR 97211
(On the corner of 31st and Alberta)


503.288.8839
Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 8am-6pm

PLEASE JOIN US!

DOVETAIL BAKERY 

GRAND OPENING PARTY!

THIS SATURDAY

FEBRUARY 6TH

5PM-8PM

3039 NE ALBERTA ST.

@ 31ST. & ALBERTA

503.288.8839

FREE FOOD, DRINKS, FRIENDS