Jess and Graham, lifelong friends and business partners, opened Hard Winter Bakery in 2014 in Peterborough's East City neighbourhood. Every loaf is 100% sourdough, built on their in-house starter and a slow 24 hour ferment.
Multigrain is their most popular bread, made with local whole wheat flour and a hand-blended mix of seeds and oats that gives every slice a nutty crunch. It is a goes-with-anything loaf: toast it for breakfast with Ontario honey, pile it with roasted fall vegetables and cheese, or graze on it alongside a bowl of squash soup.
