the bake shop

bristlecone bake shop is located at 15 S. Main St in Alma, CO. We are right between Hoosier Daddy Liquor and Alma’s Gym! After nearly 4 years operating as a cottage bakery, we are so excited to have a retail space for folks to stop into. we will be open beginning January 12th 2024, and will be open Thu-Sat from 8am-sold out to start. stop in for sourdough loaves, sweet and savory pastries, cookies, along with a cup of coffee from our friends at Storyline Roasters, we’d love to see you!

for all of our loyal customers in Chaffee and Summit County, we will continue to deliver to both locations every Thursday, and will open pre-orders every Sunday. we are also hoping to add more wholesale locations. if you happen to be in Alma, be sure to stop in the shop!

all baked goods produced in the bake shop are made with love and leavened with sourdough.

the baker

hi! I’m Maggie, a self-taught baker who has always loved spending time in the kitchen. one of my very first memories is mixing pancake batter at the kitchen table and pretending to be a “chef”. I spent much of my childhood testing out any and every recipe I could get my hands on, making a total mess in the kitchen, and baking for friends, birthdays, and lemonade stands. in 2008 I left NJ to attend Colorado College where I majored in history and learned how to perfect chocolate chip cookies in a dorm room toaster oven (the very same recipe we have at the shop today!). since graduating, I’ve lived all over the West, and been involved in a variety of food related work; from building school gardens, to combating food waste, as well as baking and cooking in restaurants and cafes in both Telluride, CO and Seattle, WA.

I’ve been baking with sourdough since 2013, after reading tartine and becoming interested in the idea of naturally leavened baked goods. the initial attempt were not good, but I persisted and have been baking bread once (or twice, or three times) a week ever since. this love is more than just a hobby and I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to share my bakes with you every week!