Zingerman's Bakehouse Menu

One of our best selling breads for its versatility. It has a beautiful white crumb and a golden brown crust. This is that great simple, white European loaf. All it needs is some sweet butter.

Good enough to ship back to california. Crisp, crackly crust, moist honeycombed interior and the trademark sour tang that will tickle your tongue.

The traditional bread of the Puglia region of Italy. Pass it around the table for ripping and dipping in great olive oil, soup or pasta.

This is the bread thats been the base of over a hundred thousand sandwiches at zingermans deli since our opening in 1992.

Traditional Jewish rye bread is an endangered species these days; In traveling and telephoning across the country trying to track down whats left, weve found that our Zingermans Bakehouse Rye is just

The bread to seize the imagination of sesame seed lovers everywhere - the entire loaf is rolled in unhulled sesame seeds. Golden color, great taste. Made with semolina and durum flour. Weve found its

Over half a pound of pecans and raisins in this flavorful loaf. This isnt your average puffy, sweet raisin bread. Instead, its dense, intense, and delicious. In fact its the density of pecans and rai

A taste of Paris in Ann Arbor. Made to eat the same day its baked, it has a thin crispy crust and a soft interior filled with lots of holes. We hand-shape each one of our baguettes. Pick one up on yo

Great for a burger bun with extra flavor. A soft roll with a secret pocket of slow roasted onions and poppy seeds.

Imagine sitting around a French farmhouse table waiting for dinner to be served--this would be the bread theyd bring out. A foot and a half across the top of its crisscrossed dome, looking a bit like

Simply a darn good loaf of naturally leavened bread and a bread with local flavor too. The recipe was developed at the Bakehouse using flour milled from Michigan wheat by our friends at Westwind Mill

This is the bread thats been the base of well over a hundred thousand sandwiches at Zingermans Deli since our opening in 1992.

Loads of seeds and plenty of chewy rye. Ready to slice and serve with corned beef, salami, pastrami, or almost anything else. Traditional Jewish rye has always had seeds, and weve put plenty of them

Fresh, carmelized onions and lots of poppy seeds baked inside and on top make this loaf incredibly popular. A major hit with onion lovers, the bread makes great toast, and very special sandwiches. At

Joan Nathan, renowned author of numerous Jewish cookbooks chose our pumpernickel to write about in her book, The Jewish Holiday Baker. This dark and moist, Jewish pumpernickel bread is made with a na

Challah was the great treat of the week of European Jews in the 19th and early 20th century living in poverty. After a week getting by on herring and rye crusts, they eagerly awaited the Sabbath chal

Our version of the traditional bialy. Crispy and chewy flat rolls with a center of slow roasted onions and poppy seeds. Available Tuesdays only.

On vacation. Gorgeous saffron colored challahs in the traditional round shape for a sweet and complete new year. Enjoy them with or with out rum-soaked raisins.

A taste of the french countryside Imagine sitting around a French farmhouse table waiting for dinner to be served-- this would be the bread theyd bring out. A foot and a half across the top of its cr

This substantial all-rye bread rolled in sunflower seeds was taught to us by our former resident German master baker Rene. Best sliced very thin. Try it with butter and preserves or a hard salami and

The traditional bread of the Puglia region of Italy. Pass it around the table for ripping and dipping in great olive oil, soup or pasta. Everyone likes this bread. Well put money on it.

One of our best selling breads for its versatility. It has a beautiful white crumb and a golden brown crust. This is that great simple, white European loaf. All it needs is some sweet butter.

The bread to seize the imagination of sesame seed lovers everywhere - the entire loaf is rolled in unhulled sesame seeds. Golden color, great taste. Made with semolina and durum flour. Weve found its

Named after the play that was in town at the Performance Network The Bakers Wife. Brioche is a French bread made rich with real butter and fresh eggs. Weve made the traditional brioche a tete baked i

Made the old fashioned way with a bit of lard and dipped in lye to get the right flavor and texture: soft inside and chewy outside. Now available everyday

The best of both worlds: the great flavor of Farm plus the rich nuttiness of cracked wheat and whole wheat.

Dense, intense rustic bread of the hard to reach mountain regions of France and Switzerland.

Italian flat bread with real garlic and olive oil in the dough. We top it with more olive oil, fresh rosemary, and sea salt or with parmigiano reggiano, fresh tomatoes and Green Fields pesto made in

A taste of Paris in Ann Arbor. Made to eat the same day its baked, it has a thin crispy crust and a soft interior filled with lots of holes. Pick one up on the way home for dinner.

This is the house bread at our restaurant, Zingermans Roadhouse, and its quickly becoming a local favorite. In fact its Zingermans co-founder Ari Weinzweigs new official favorite bread. Its based on

Just imagine the sun coming up and the Farmers wife bringing you a warm, soft loaf of pan bread to the breakfast table. No more daydreaming, its a reality and its delicious! Each loaf is hand-made wi

Our large round sourdough, capped with crown of fennel, poppy and sesame seeds.

Our same great chewy sourdough bread with sweet chunks of belgian chocolate. A flavor combination not to be missed.

Grilled cheese, club sandwich, French toast, garlic bread what doesnt this bread do well? Bakehouse white is our versatile American white bread, but with more flavor than other white breads you may h

Good Enough to Ship Back to California. Crisp, crackly crust, moist honeycombed interior and the trademark sour tang that will tickle your tongue.

Aromatic and flavorful bread made with Bells Amber Ale from Kalamazoo, MI, whole wheat flour, and coarse rye.

Cornbread is a very simple baked good, but when you use a really good recipe and really great ingredients, it turns into something special! Our cornbread is Northern style--slightly sweet and moist.

Great for an extra flavorful burger bun. A soft roll with a pocket of slow roasted onions and poppy seeds. We also make what we have come to call new jerseys. Same great bun with no onion pocket insi

Hamburger and hot dog buns! These are buns worthy of your grillin masterpiece. Baked fresh everyday with no preservatives.

Over half a pound of pecans and raisins in this flavorful loaf. This isnt your average puffy, sweet raisin bread. Instead, its dense, intense, and delicious. In fact its the density of pecans and rai

A long list of good-for-you grains made into a dense, delicious, long-lasting loaf. Wheat, rye, corn, oats, buckwheat, barley, rice and millet, poppy seeds, flax seeds a little honey (from K&K Honeyb

Its the best cinnamon raisin Ive ever had. Barbara Reuter, host of her own food show aired from the Food Emporium of Greenwich, CT. This is cinnamon raisin bread with substance. A solid loaf where th

Yes, you really can bake a chocolate-based bread. And yes, its as good (or better) than your imagination. A chocolate lovers fantasy come true-the best Belgian and French chocolates and dozens of Mic

The spiciest, most savory bread weve got. Almost a meal in itself. We love this bread. Its savory, spicy, delicious, and dangerously close to addictive. Softly spicy New Mexico fire-roasted green chi

They dont eat this bread in Italy, but they should. A 1/4 pound of Parmigiano Reggiano in every loaf along with a load of cracked Telicherry black peppercorns. Leaves your mouth pleasantly tingling f

Bread fans everywhere wait all year long for this bread! Its a perennial favorite for the holidays. When we sample it, theres a phenomenon of customers who grab a piece as theyre leaving and come bac

A renaissance recipe for a traditional holiday treat! Naturally leavened and baked up fluffy and golden with butter,eggs, vanilla bean, candied fruits, fresh oranges, and sprinkled with almonds and p

One of the all-time best treats from the Bakehouse. Traditional German holiday bread made with sweet butter, Bacardi rum, candied lemon and orange peel, oranges, Michigan dried cherries, citron, curr

Gorgeous saffron colored challahs in the traditional round shape for a sweet and complete new year. Enjoy them with or without rum-soaked raisins.

A traditional treat on good friday, hot cross buns are a soft yeasted bun made with a bit of potato to keep the dough moist, raisins, currants, candied orange peel and topped with an icing cross. A z

A crusty round of our signature farm bread studded with marinated black olives. If you dont devour the whole loaf in a few days, turn the rest into savory bread crumbs for a new twist on eggplant par

Chewy, traditional pumpernickel bread with juicy red flame raisins and a sprinkle of sesame seeds. Great toasted with a schmear of zingermans creamery award winning cream cheese.

Check out nueskes apple wood smoked bacon and black pepper lovin it up in a crusty loaf of our signature farm bread. This bread is a meal in itself our most popular special bake.

Barches (bar-kess) is a traditional hungarian bread like challah, but made with milk. Our version is mixed with hungarian sweet paprika giving it a warm orange color and a faint spice note that build

This is a Bakehouse classic and our most popular coffeecake. Rich and moist from the real sour cream made at Guernsey family dairy in Northville, MI. Then we load it with cinnamon and walnuts and bak

Many years ago we issued a challenge to our bakers: come up with a cake that captures all the soft, subtle goodness of a cup of hot cocoa. Weve tasted our way through a dozen different trials, and th

Virtually unknown, this is the secret sunrise snack of Zingermans regulars who happily bypass bagels and muffins for a slice. Its made with real lemon oil from Boyajian, loads of real butter, real va

A flirty version of one of our favorite forms of pastry- the coffeecake. Its chock- full of coconut and lip lickin lime. A moist fragrant inside and toasty coconut crust outside. Doubles as breakfast

Just one bite and youll shout Olive it . Made with extra virgin olive oil, orange liqueur, fresh orange juice, fresh lemon zest, and toasted almonds. It might look simple, but it sure is full of flav

Moist, spicy, and super flavorful gingerbread cake made with real butter, molasses, crystallized ginger and a bit of Zingermans Coffee company brew. Serve up a slice warm with fresh whipped cream to

What can we say? You take really good butter, a bit of flour, and some sugar and turn it into traditionally produced puff pastry. People love these cookies. Theyre passionate about em. Also known as

Back by popular demand Maple leaf shaped cookies made with real maple syrup and maple sugar sandwiched with maple sugar buttercream. Lots of deep true maple flavor without being overly sweet. Created

Dont be fooled by their simple appearance. These are classic cookies brought to new heights. Theyre full of chunks (not chips) of Callebaut Chocolate and toasted walnut halves. Holding the chocolate

We are warning you these cookies are dangerously good. While testing them here at the bakery, the staff reaction was overwhelmingly enthusiastic. They just couldnt stop eating eating them. Its a real

Two layers of our black magic brownie sandwich a layer of dulce de leche, the argentine caramel cream. Topped with a blend of cooked sugar and almonds that makes a toasty, dark caramel that we grind

Stop by the bakehouse any friday about 6:00 p.m. And youll see frank leaving with one of his favorite weekend treats- a bag of big o cookies. Hes been eating them since the days he worked at zingerma

What makes these cookies so special? We use unrefined brown sugar from mauritius (ma what? Its an island off the coast of africa) and juicy chunks of crystallized ginger. The result is a chewy, spicy

Simple and delicious. Traditional crumbly peanut butter cookies made from pure peanut butter (no sugar or preservatives, just ground peanuts) that we get from bay city, mi.

The brownies that zingermans fans have been feasting on for over two decades and our most popular. They have a soft, chocolate, chewy interior dotted with toasted walnuts, and are covered with a thin

Same intense, chewy chocolate base as the traditional magic brownies but baked without the walnuts. Immerse yourself in the best- tasting argument around: are they better with or without?

Moist butter scotchy blondies dotted with hand made pecan praline. Just a pinch of sea salt sprinkled over the praline makes the flavor really sing. This is charlie, our former pastry manager and cur

Who needs wheat flour to make a delicious brownie? Try our new townie brownie, as unique as the ann arbor natives its named after. Made from ancient grains commonly used in south america- - amaranth

The elegant combination of orange and chocolate topped with crunchy toasted almonds, but we really kicked up the flavor with the addition of candied orange peel.

A new adventure in brownies. Bits of pleasantly spicy crystallized ginger dress up our beloved brownie. Ginger and chocolate is a classic flavor combination in french desserts, try it out. Even bette

A modern twist on a passover tradition sponge cake weve dressed up this normally tasty but plain dessert and its so good were making it beyond passover. Try our light and lemony sponge cake with lemo

Not just for passover, these are a great treat anytime for anyone. They have a creamy texture and the great flavors of vanilla bean or chocolate. Its impossible to just eat one. Get them by the big l

This is a moist rich cake for chocolate lovers made with lots of dark chocolate, real orange oil, and ground almonds coated in a shiny dark chocolate ganache and more sliced toasted almonds. Its a bo

A bright spot in the middle of winter is purim, the jewish holiday which celebrates the triumph of persian jews over the wicked minister haman. Purim brings hamentaschen, the traditional, three- corn

Long before everybody in america was selling biscotti out of big glass jars, jewish bakeries were selling mandelbread (or as they say, in yiddish, mandelbrot ), biscottis eastern european cousin. Man

One of our best- selling jewish baked goods.these are royally good cookies. Cream cheese pastry rolled around apricot preserves or currants and toasted walnuts, topped with cinnamon sugar. If youve n

Lekach, or honey cake, is an annual, added, incentive to celebrate the jewish new year. Its made from a long list of luscious ingredients, including, first and foremost, a healthy helping of very del

Looking for a spectacular cake for your event that tastes as good as looks? Well meet with you to create a totally custom design and select your favorite flavors. Great cakes and seasonal designs for

Our croissants are the real thing classic parisian pastry made with multiple layers of butter laden dough. Cut open a croissant and you should immediately see a lacy network of caverns and crevices,

Almost anyone can make a cinnamon roll smell good while its baking. Unfortunately, most have little more than aroma to offer - you wont taste much more than sugar and cinnamon. The real challenge is

You have no idea how passionate people can get over a scone? Zing regulars practically purr when they get to eat these things. Others beg (unsuccessfully) for the recipe; some start screaming if they

Just close your eyes and imagine tender, flaky texture combined with the flavors of fresh rosemary and vermont cheddar. Theyre even better with scrambled eggs or make a bacon sandwich on them.

A breakfast pastry with intense cinnamon flavor flaky layers of buttery croissant dough laminated with cinnamon butter glazed in cinnamon and vanilla. We tested them everyday for a couple weeks and t

A breakfast pastry with intense cinnamon flavor flaky layers of buttery croissant dough laminated with cinnamon butter glazed in cinnamon and vanilla. We tested them everyday for a couple weeks and t

Frank and amy, bakehouse managing partners, tried this pastry creation ten years ago and they are still thinking about it. Its that good we take a slice of our independently awesome brioche, brush it

Theres a lot of flavor in these scrumptious little muffins. We hand mix (literally, to keep them tender) some great ingredients: real butter, vanilla, buttermilk, fresh eggs, wild blueberries, real o

These babies have taken the world of breakfast pastries by storm this airy butter pastry is kissed with a touch of our fresh lemon curd to create a danish that will lift you up in to the clouds.

We take our own strudel dough and carefully hand stretch it over an 8- foot table until its thin enough to see through. Then its folded and layered with melted butter and a sprinkle of cake crumbs, w

In honor of our president we improved and renamed our bama buns- we now use a more tender, richer dough that soaks up the caramel schmear. And we removed the raisins and replaced them with loads more

This is our all time best selling pie. Its a pie so good even southerners pay for it happily. Why? Its a pile of toasted pecans, literally, surrounded by a rich brown sugar custard made from unrefine

Filled to the brim with a jumble of juicy berries- raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, and cranberries. Not too sweet and not too tart filling inside. Flaky buttery crust on the outside. A deligh

An american classic chock full of coconut flavor we start with what else? A crisp butter pie crust and fill it with creamy coconut filling thats made with coconut milk, shredded coconut, and real van

A soft creamy filling made with a bit of sour cream and real key lime juice. Try it with a dollop of sweet whipped cream.

A fresh burst of lemon to get your taste buds dancing. We take a crisp tart shell and fill it with our own house- made lemon curd (lots of fresh lemon juice, some sugar, egg yolk, and sweet butter) a

Just as summery and precious as you imagine- lots of peaches with a bit of sugar and real vanilla bean packed into an all butter crust, topped with a flavorful streusel we make with organic brown sug

This is a pie we look forward to each year. It mixes rich brown sugar custard with tart cranberries and toasted walnuts. Its beautiful to look at on a holiday table and tastes remarkable. Available n

Its a classic a mound of fresh apples tossed in cinnamon sugar hand- folded inside a rustic looking all butter pie crust. The whole thing is sprinkled with cinnamon sugar streusel.

Chess pie is a Southern tradition. Our version is a creamy baked chocolate custard in an all- butter crust. For us, it all starts with a very special dark chocolate from Mindo chocolate makers in Dex

A double butter crust, dusted with demerara sugar and packed with juicy, chewy michigan sour cherries and a filling thats not too sweet.

Tender flaky all- butter crust filled with juicy wild maine blueberries. Simply delicious even for breakfast for a real summer treat warm it with a scoop of zingermans creamery lemon gelato.

A variation on the southern classic made with lots of fresh lemon juice, fresh lemon zest, and a splash of buttermilk in an all butter crust. A sunny treat for the winter time.

Pumpkin was a native north american squash that was widely eaten by native americans long before europeans arrived. Pumpkin pie really was on the menu at the pilgrims second thanksgiving in 1623. Hun

Flaky all- butter crust with a sweet and tart filling of local rhubarb from Makielski Farms in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

The gangs all here- bakehouse graham cracker shell, filled with soft dark chocolate ganache, and topped with toasted meringue. Created by long time pastry crew supervisor, patti weaks. Warm it up a b

This is a moist rich cake for chocolate lovers made with lots of dark chocolate, real orange oil, and ground almonds coated in a shiny dark chocolate ganache and more sliced toasted almonds. Its a bo

When Summer comes to Michigan there is almost nothing better than eating local fresh berries of all varieties. To make the experience perfect weve created a sweet cream biscuit- tender, moist and fla

No tailgate is complete with out them maize and blue hand decorated m shaped cookies individually wrapped and ready. Makes a great gift in a welcome basket or for a graduation party too. Go blue avai

Crisp buttery puff pastry topped with apples, baked in sweet butter and vanilla sugar. Sounds simple, but it is simply incredible. Individual size.

The best fresh fruit we can find, local if its available, spread over top of vanilla bean pastry cream and a crisp tart shell made with a hint of fresh citrus. This is what summer tastes like individ

Lekach, or honeycake, is an annual, added, incentive to celebrate the jewish new year. Its made from a long list of luscious ingredients, including, first and foremost, a healthy helping of very deli

Buttery puff pastry filled with a treasure trove of fresh peaches (local when we can get them) baked in sweet butter and vanilla sugar. Sounds simple, but is simply incredible. Individual size.

Our version of the traditional french holiday dessert: a light vanilla cake rolled around walnut rum butter cream and covered in chocolate butter cream. Its decorated with hand- made edible sugar mus

Whats not to love? A tender shell filled with vanilla bean pastry cream and topped with dark chocolate ganache available in mini or full size. A real crowd pleaser.

The first time toni, one of our partners at zingermans mail order, tasted this she said its plate lickin good . We pipe a ring of pate a choux, bake it till golden brown, then its sliced and filled w

Crisp butter sandwich cookies filled with our own fresh lemon curd and a magic sprinkle of sparkling demerara sugar.

A traditional combination of raspberry, spices and nuts found in the classic linzer torte. Here weve made it in a smaller package- mini cookies of ground pecans and spices filled with Italian raspber

A perfect little pecan pastry. Just the right size for a few bites of heaven. Fresh caramel and toasted pecan pieces on top of buttery crust.

Not just for passover, these are a great treat anytime for anyone. They have a creamy texture and the great flavors of vanilla bean or chocolate. Its impossible to just eat one. Get them by the big l

Pound for pound, the biggest flavor around its a simple mix of real butter, flour, sugar, fresh eggs and real vanilla. Good enough to eat on its own. A dessert heavy weight with fresh fruit and whipp

This is the kind of pastry that sends most everyone over the moon with one bite and has taken the bakehouse by storm from the start. We take two thin chocolate cake layers, sandwich them with special

Rich, moist and packed with pure almond paste. Its so flavorful its a real treat all by itself. Or, try it with a little raspberry sauce, a dusting of powdered sugar or a scoop of coffee gelato.

We wondered what would happen if we made this american childhood favorite with great ingredients. What we created was an intensely flavored cookie more addictive than what we munched on as kids.

Our stuffed cupcakes are cupcakes for grown ups you might say. Try them both: Blackberry stuffed cupcakes- buttermilk cake, vanilla bean pastry cream, blackberry butter cream and vanilla fondant. O.M

Our cheesecakes are special because they are made with fresh cream cheese from our neighbor Zingermans Creamery. This month enjoy New York style, made with real vanilla bean and a butter pastry crust

Cupcakes make people smile. They can be a party for one, or a crowd pleaser. Our cupcakes flavors are buttermilk cake with fresh strawberry butter cream, hummingbird cake with cream cheese frosting a

No nuts in this good ol banana bread, just great ingredients like sweet butter, fresh eggs and of course, bunches of flavorful, fresh bananas We also make it with the addition of big chunks of dark B

The best granolas are a fresh product with a relatively restricted shelf life, and much of whats out there sits for months and lacks the sort of really full flavor we enjoy. Marys wild oats, named fo

We take a whole bunch of dark chocolate chunks and mix it into our sourdough bread; roll em, bake em, eat em and start shouting with happiness. Most everyone whos had the pleasure gets a nice little

A traditional hungarian coffeehouse torte named after rigo jancsi (1858- 1927), a famous hungarian violinist who seduced and married clara ward, princesse de caraman- chimay. Its two light layers of

Pronounced (doh- bosh), this traditional hungarian coffeehouse torte was created in 1887 by well known chef and confectioner jozsef c. Dobos (18471924). Its five thin layers of vanilla sponge cake an

Were bringing you our version of another great hungarian coffeehouse torte. Pronounced (dee- ohsh), dios means walnut in hungarian. Youll find many versions of walnut cakes in hungary, the most famou

We take our own strudel dough and carefully hand stretch it over an 8 ft. Table until its thin enough to see through. Then its folded and layered with melted butter and a sprinkle of cake crumbs, wra

We take our strudel dough and carefully hand stretch it over an 8 ft. Table until its thin enough to see through. Then its folded and layered with melted butter and a sprinkle of bread crumbs, wrappe

We currently offer these hungarian soups: gabors bean & ham on tuesdays and csirke gombaleves (cheerka gumba levesh), a chicken and mushroom soup, on wednesdays.

Lon- gohsh, a savory fried bread and popular hungarian street food. Try it with garlic or add local sour cream and fresh dill. Available on tuesdays from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.

Barches (bar- kess) is a traditional hungarian bread like challah, but made with milk. Our version is mixed with hungarian sweet paprika giving it a warm orange color and a faint spice note that buil