Legacy baking.

Premium ingredients.

Our favorite recipes have been handed down from our grandmothers to our mothers to us.
Using only the finest ingredients, we make these artisanal, legacy bakes, emphasizing both flavor and beauty.

Selling at events, or at our Bakeshop by appointment. Call or email to order ahead.

Our favorite bakes

Breads

  • Challah bread

    Blue Ribbon Challah

    $10 S | $ 15 M | $36 L

    Our take on a traditional enriched, braided challah loaf, using one third house-ground organic whole wheat flour. Plain or topped with seeds. Available in small single braided loaf, medium and large double braided loaves.

    …..
    The challah recipe is from my cousin Betty, which I adapted by adding in a touch of whole wheat flour. I can’t resist topping it all off with a selection of seeds. In 2001, while living in Albuquerque, on a whim, I took the bread to the New Mexico State Fair, where it won two ribbons—one of them blue.

  • Sourdough rye bread

    Sourdough Seeded Rye Bread

    $12

    Our artisan loaf has caraway seeds within and black sesame seeds on top.

    …..
    Doug developed this starter during the U.S. Government shut down in 2018, when he was briefly sent home on furlough. He’s always loved a good rye, and after years of developing his craft, this bread checks all the boxes—flavorful and crusty, with a great “ear.”

  • Bagels

    Bagels

    $3.25

    These are classic bagels, boiled and then baked, for a deliciously chewy bite. In plain or seeded.

    …..
    ”It’s hard to find a good bagel.” How many times have we heard that one? Well, here it is!

  • Marbled Wheat Bread

    $12

    A whole wheat with coffee and molasses dough is swirled with an enriched white dough—boosted with wheat germ, resulting in a complex, full-flavored loaf.

Specialties

  • Mini Babkas

    $5

    Like a traditional babka, this starts out with the thinnest possible roll-out of our buttery yeasty dough. We then slather on honey, and either jam, cinnamon-raisin-pecan, or a rich chocolate filling, then tightly roll it all up. The final step is to cut through the roll to reveal the beautiful, filled layers, and then to watch it rise as it bakes.

    …..
    The dough is Ida’s Yeast Dough, from my grandmother’s childhood friend, Ida.

  • Rugelah

    $12 per bag

    My mother Ruth’s favorite! These elegant and delicate pastries are filled with meringue or jam, then rolled into lovely crescents. The yeast dough is rich with butter, cream cheese, and sour cream.

    …..
    Our family calls these Gert’s Yeast Cookies, from my grandmother’s younger sister, Gert Perlin Slotin, who was born in 1909.

  • Florentines

    $12 for 3-pack

    A snappy almond toffee, infused with orange zest, dipped in dark chocolate.

  • JAMS

    $7 for 4oz jar
    $12 for 8oz jar

    Our jams are fruit-forward, meaning we process using only the minimum amount of sugar necessary to smoothly set the fruit. All berries are organic—some are picked right on our property. Stone fruits (plums, peaches, nectarines, and cherries) are all sourced from local Rappahannock orchards.

    …..
    I learned jam-making from my grandmother, using no added pectin, rather waiting for the jam to “sheet” off the spoon as a visual guide to a perfect set. I make small batches at a time, cooked in a copper jam pot.

  • Babka—Chocolate or Cinnamon

    $22

    Generously filled with our deluxe chocolate blend; or go for our honey-rich cinnamon filling. Either babka will serve 6–8 at your next brunch, or slice away to enjoy all week.

Scones & Cookies

  • Lemon Blueberry Scones

    $4

    We make these flaky scones one batch at a time, filling them with organic wild blueberries and a good measure of fresh lemon zest, then top the pastry with a full-flavored lemon icing.

    …..
    This recipe is from my friend Annie, whose advice, “too much liquid is death to scones,” we faithfully follow.

  • Triple Ginger Scones

    $4

    If you’re a ginger lover, this scone is for you, made with dry ginger, generous chunks of crystalized ginger, and a dash of ginger liquor, then topped with ginger sugar.

  • Orange Pecan Scone with Maple Bourbon Icing

    $4

    Flavor is the star of this flaky gem, made with fresh orange zest and real maple syrup, then glazed with Copper Fox Bourbon icing and sprinkled with toasted pecans.

  • Mandel Bread

    $8 per 4oz bag

    Flaky, buttery, crisp, these little gems are cookie perfection. (Not biscotti—but what biscotti wish they were!)

    …..
    The recipe comes from Dori’s grandmother, Mollye Perlin Kahn, who was born in Chicago in 1900. My cousin Donna (both of us named after Mollye and Gert’s mother, Dora) says, “I always keeps mandel bread in my freezer. It’s a company favorite.”

  • Chocolate Chunk Whisky and Rye Cookie

    $4

    The cookies—our creation—are made using local Copper Fox rye whiskey (just a touch adds a slightly smoky flavor), dark chocolate chunks, a bit of rye flour, and a measure of freshly grated orange zest. We finish the cookies with a light dusting of Aleppo pepper and flaked sea salt.

    …..
    “It’s hard to describe the taste of chocolate melting in your mouth, pepper hot on your tongue, and zesty orange dancing through it all, as whisky warms your throat. You can either trust us that it’s delicious, or try for yourself.”
    –Copper Fox Distillery

  • Cheesecake Brownies

    $5

    A layer of chocolate chip cheesecake tops our rich dark chocolate brownie, giving the best of two bakes.

    …..
    This was inspired by a cupcake we first had in Denali Alaska, in 1991, at the home of our good friend Donna. That cupcake had a dollop of cheesecake in the middle, which we’ve adapted to top our family’s favorite brownie.

  • Sunflower Oatmeal Cookie

    $3.50

    Classic goodness with lots of extras—sunflower seeds, flaked coconut, walnuts, and jumbo organic black raisins.

Dori and Doug Walker, avid bakers for decades, founded Walker Bakeshop in 2022.

Dori learned her family’s specialties from her grandmother, Mollye Perlin Kahn, and her mother, Ruth Gordon. She has published three cookbooks: You Can’t Have Dry Coffee, Essential Passover From Scratch, and Essential High Holidays From Scratch.

Upcoming events

  • Rappahannock County Farmer's Market

    Saturdays, 9am–noon

    August 19

    September 2, 16, 23, and 30

    October 28

    November 11, and 18

    12018 Lee Hwy, Sperryville, VA 22740

  • Rappahannock County Farm Tour @Laughing Duck

    Saturday, September 23, 10am–3pm

    58 Mount Marshall Road, Washington, VA

  • Artisan Market

    Sunday, December 3, 11am–4pm

    Avon Hall, Washington VA