Bastrop - Cedar Creek Edition | April 2024

Dining

BY AMANDA CUTSHALL

Maple bacon cupcakes ($50 a dozen) are some of the sweet baked goods at The Bearded Baking Company.

The Papa Bear burger ($15) is made with grilled pimento cheese, chicken-fried bacon and housemade ranch.

PHOTOS COURTESY THE BEARDED BAKING COMPANY

The Bearded Baking Co. oers 1st anniversary menu One year into their Bastrop journey, owners Wesley Dills and his husband, Adam Lloyd, have curated a new sweet and savory menu at The Bearded Baking Company. Looking back What’s on the menu? Using a collection of his favorite recipes picked up from family and friends, the dishes are named after people who have had a signi†cant impact on Dills’ life, he said.

Wesley Dills, Adam Lloyd own The Bearded Baking Co.

TBBC added a full savory menu along to their menu of ready-made baked goods in April to celebrate the business’ one-year anniversary. “We also have locally produced hot dogs topped with bear cave-made toppings,” Dills said, adding that “bear cave” is a term used to reference house- made items at TBBC. Hours of operation: Mon.-Wed.: closed, Thurs.: 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Fri.-Sat.: 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun.: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Dills said TBBC started with pop-up mar- kets in Austin. After a while, they found an opportunity to take over a South Austin space, noting that it was then they began stretching their “savory legs” to include Southern comfort food. The couple took their next big step in spring 2023 when they opened the cafe bakery on Main Street.

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