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Located in the Historic Gardens of Annapolis Royal, the bakery is the dream of Heidi and Dieter Claussing, formerly of Fraureuth, Germany. Open year round, the bakery features German baked goods from sweets to breads and numerous specialties. The Garden Café, nestled in the gardens alongside the bakery, features German cafe style luncheons and early dinners, always utilizing the finest from the bakery and local suppliers of produce, meats and beverages. The Café is open mid-May to mid October. From biscuits to pigs ears, schnitzel to bratwurst, come enjoy a leisure lunch in the outdoor style cafe followed by a visit to the Historic Gardens, just a 1 minute walk to the main entrance. Heidi and Dieter will welcome you daily, along with their daughter Susanne and son Markus. And say hello to them at the Annapolis Valley Farmer's Markets in Annapolis Royal and Wolfville where they offer goodies throughout the Spring, Summer and Fall.
"History in the Baking"
Dieter, baking since 1980 in Germany, became a Baker Master in 1986. Heidi as well has been baking since 1980 specializing as a Pastry Chef. They took over Heidi's mother's business in 1989, a baking enterprise located in Fraureuth, Sachsen, Germany; a business that was in the family for over 70 years. Heidi and Dieter also worked for four years in a huge bakery serving 54 stores in and around the Mülheim, Germany area, before moving to Canada. The Claussing family team works well together, Heidi and Dieter spending long hours in the bakery, Susanne(Hotel Management from Holland College) manages the Café and Markus tends to the Wolfville Farmers Market and helps with all aspects of the family business. The Claussing family is proud of their ancestry and the fact that they still bake using the old recipes from grandparents, everything is made without preservatives. In 2005, the bakery expanded and moved into its new location in the Historic Gardens of Annapolis Royal, allowing them to open the Café and to service the Wolfville Market year round.
