"Wherever you are in the UK, you're probably not far from a bakery, and we've collated all the best bakeries for your next sweet treat or sourdough loaf of bread jaunt. People in Britain have been baking bread for thousands of years, and pastry recipes even appear in medieval recipe books. But for a long time, viennoiserie - laminated breakfast pastries like croissants and pains au chocolat - was the domain of mainland Europe."
"Most of the bread sold in Britain was heavily processed, mass-produced, plastic-wrapped and picked up in supermarket chains. All of this has changed over the last decade, and it has been remarkable to witness the rise of independent bakeries across the country, with artisan (handmade, additive-free) bread and viennoiserie at the heart of the offering. The cost-of-living crisis has intensified our obsession with fine hand-crafted 'little luxuries' - a treat that won't break the bank, causing many to make pilgrimages to cult cafes to tick off the unique, creative bakes."
Baking has deep roots in Britain, with breadmaking spanning thousands of years and pastry recipes appearing in medieval cookery. Viennoiserie was traditionally associated with mainland Europe, while much commercial British bread was once mass-produced and plastic-wrapped. Over the last decade there has been a marked revival of independent bakeries offering handmade, additive-free bread and laminated pastries. The cost-of-living crisis has increased demand for affordable small luxuries, driving pilgrimages to cult cafés and busy bakeries. Continued growth in the bakery sector has led to many new openings, including 21 additions in a recent second-edition listing, featuring regional highlights from Solihull to Cornwall.
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