Locals Can’t Get Enough Of The Artisan Creations At This Family-Run German Bakery In North Carolina

If angels made treats, they would have the exact smell and taste of these signature artisan creations in North Carolina. Annelore's German Bakery, in Cary, is a traditional old-world konditorei (confectionary). And as you might expect, this konditorei only uses imported German ingredients in its freshly-baked loaves of bread, pastries, and confections. The outcome, combined with traditional family recipes passed on through generations, is pure satisfaction. Taste the love and Bavarian roots in these hand-crafted baked goods in North Carolina.

Since the 1600s, the ancestors of German-born founders Annelore and Norbert Gstattenbauer have been providing folks with a variety of delicious food and drinks.

A family-owned brewery, a restaurant, and a bed and breakfast in Southern Germany were some of their entrepreneurial endeavors.

Fast forward centuries later to a home for this old-world taste right here in North Carolina.

Move in a little closer and you'll soon discover the choice isn't so easy.

From Black Forest cookies to German chocolate cake, lemon bars, strudel, and other confections, take your time.

Grab a seat in the charming dining space and think it over.

We do our best thinking with a slice of Prinzregenten Torte and a fresh brew.

Because did you know that thin layers of airy sponge cake richly frosted with chocolate buttercream is the best oil for your brain?

And savory options are available, such as the chewy Bavarian pretzels.

Also, ponder what might go with your dinner tonight from a selection of at least six styles of breads, hand-crafted and baked each morning by Norbert, using a European-style hearth oven.

Have you made up your minds?

What will your box of luscious to-go treats look like? I know what mine will be!

Discover more about these scrumptious signature artisan creations in North Carolina on Annelore's German Bakery's website. And afterward, walk off some of those calories at Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve.