Fresh Bread, Baked Daily
Amy’s Bread has been baking some of New York City’s finest bread since 1992. Amy created all of our bread recipes over the last 32 years and she is always working to make them the best they can be. We proudly use the best ingredients we can buy like organic whole grains and seeds, Greek olives, premium California walnuts and Texas pecans, fresh local herbs, and always unbleached and unbromated flours. We use local whole wheat and rye in many of our breads, with delicious and nutritious results! Our breads contain no additives or preservatives, and many contain no fat. When oil or butter is added to our bread dough, it is all-natural, and used sparingly. Our hearth-baked breads are made using traditional European methods. We use small batch sizes, sourdough and sponge starters with a minimal amount of yeast, slow fermentation, and hand shaping to achieve flavorful, crusty breads with a moist and chewy crumb.
Every day we make over 20 different doughs, then form each into a variety of shapes and sizes. Our signature bread, Semolina with Golden Raisins and Fennel, is an excellent example of our uniquely flavored and textured breads. It is sweet from raisins, aromatic with fennel seeds, and has a satisfying crunch from an exterior coating of cornmeal. Other customer favorites are Black Olive Twists, French Baguettes, and Organic Miche. The Bread “Doughs” and “Use and Shape” menus can help you sort through all of the options. We hope you try all our breads and find your favorite!
Types of Dough
Bread Use & Shape
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The classic baguette shape for bread baskets, sandwiches, or picnics.
· Challah
· French Baguette
· Potato Onion Dill Bread
· Pumpernickel
· Semolina with Golden Raisins
and Fennel
· Wheat Baguette -
Versatile loaves in a variety of shapes and sizes, may be used for bread baskets or served with cheese.
· Black Olive
· Country Sourdough
· Country White
· Double Seeded Wheat
· Miche
· Peasant Wheat
· Peasant Wheat with Toasted
Seeds
· Potato Onion Dill Bread
· Pumpernickel
· Rustic Italian
· Rye with Caraway
· Semolina with Golden Raisins
and Fennel
· Tangy Sourdough
· Whole Wheat Oat Pecan with
Golden Raisins
· Whole Wheat with Five Grains -
These loaves are perfect for sandwiches, and are available sliced (for wholesale customers only), or unsliced. A sliced pan loaf yields 18 usable slices and each slice measures ½ inch thick. Large pan loaves yield 29 usable slices.
· Black Olive
· Brioche
· Challah
· Country Sourdough
· Country White
· Pumpernickel
· Rye with Caraway
· Semolina with Golden Raisins
and Fennel
· Walnut Raisin
· Whole Wheat (Plain)
· Whole Wheat Challah
· Whole Wheat Oat Pecan with
Golden Raisins
· Whole Wheat with Five Grains -
Great for sandwiches and burgers in a variety of sizes.
· Brioche Lobster Roll
· Brioche Sandwich Roll
· Ciabatta Roll (rectangular in
shape 6"x3.5")
· Country Sourdough (sesame &
poppy seeds on top)
· Hero Roll
· Hot Dog Roll
· Potato Onion and Dill Sandwich
Roll
· Semolina with Golden Raisins
and Fennel
· Small Plain Soft Sandwich Roll
· Soft Sandwich Roll (plain or
with sesame seeds)
· Whole Wheat Challah -
An extensive variety of rolls, available in different sizes, and as individual rolls or pull-apart rolls. Please call for details.
· Black Olive
· Brioche
· Country Sourdough
· French Baguettine Roll (narrow
& crusty)
· French Round Roll
· French Rustic Roll
· Organic Seeded Wheat Roll
· Organic Wheat Baguettine Roll
· Organic Wheat Rustic Roll
· Peasant Wheat with Toasted
Seeds
· Potato Onion Dill Bread
· Pumpernickel (plain or with
currants)
· Rye with Caraway
· Semolina with Golden Raisins
and Fennel
· Soft Dinner Roll (similar to a
Parker House)
· Walnut Raisin
· Whole Wheat Challah
· Whole Wheat Oat Pecan with
Golden Raisins
· Whole Wheat with Five Grains
HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR BREAD
For best results eat immediately!
We like serving our bread warm for the fullest flavor.
Storage - On the day you purchase your fresh bread, leave it at room temperature in a paper bag, or if cut, leave the cut side down on a board or shelf. The crust will stay firm and the inside soft. Whatever you don't use that day, wrap it in plastic to maintain its freshness.
Refresh - To refresh the loaf, sprinkle or mist the portion you want to serve lightly with water and place it in a preheated 400°F oven for 5-8 minutes, or until it starts to feel crusty. You may also slice and toast the bread for delicious results.
Freezing - Our bread also freezes well wrapped in plastic, then in foil. Defrost it at room temperature inside the plastic, then refresh it as described above before eating.
Refrigerating and microwaving bread are not recommended.