02About us

Clayton's Bakery. Hawes, since 1991.

We bake our bread with the starter Dad began over thirty years ago. Our flour comes from Bainbridge, and we bake in a wood-fired oven.

  1. 1991

    Dad Joseph bakes his first loaves in a rented barn behind the house.

  2. 2004

    A new wood-fired oven and a little shop on the square.

  3. 2019

    My sister Martha and I take over the bakery. The starter stays the same.

  4. 2025

    We deliver bread to six shops in the area.

1991year founded
6people in the bakery
4:00when we start baking