Have you ever sat back to enjoy a loaf of freshly made bread and wondered about how this loaf came to life? Chances are no.
Although most consumers assume that a loaf is factory made, factory cut, where everything works like clock-work, it really is not so, at least at lluvia.
Yes, we are a commercial bakery. A home-grown commercial bakery. Its almost like Mom from your home kitchen, suddenly multiplied many-fold, and became this large bakery that makes 200 loaves of bread a day. All the processes we follow are meticulous. All our products are small batch-made, our recipes are just multiples of 10 at the most.
Now why do we operate this way? Its to preserve the essence of the home-made, hand-made recipes we began with. Its to seal in the warmth and love that emanates from a home kitchen, its to feed you with distant memories of lingering tastes.
We start with a gentle mixing of our key ingredients - 100% whole wheat, salt , yeast and water. That's it. No Oil, No Sugar. We now have a healthy , robust , bubbling dough in a matter of an hour. Since we woke up the dough pretty early , we let it rest by gently putting it away in a quiet place.
We go on to do our other duties - cutting , chopping, prepping for our focaccias and pizzas, and savoury breads and pinwheels and quiche. Once the dough has had its beauty sleep , its energised enough to get back on the job, rising to the occasion ,moulding itself into loaves of your dreams. Soft , tender , whole wheat loaves coming out of a constantly burning gas oven ( We do not beleieve in using too much electricity , as we prefer to be on the environment's side). The loaves have no added gluten , nor softeners, nor modifiers or anything that doesn't belong in this kitchen of 'love'. Its just pure hard work and good ingredients that do the trick. 
Once out of the oven , the loaf gets a cool down, like the last legs of any exercise routine. So another 1 or 2 hours in the cool down phase, beautiful 'crumb' formed , soft baby -bottom crust and our loaves are ready to be sliced , packed and sent away to their 'forever' homes.
We request you to take good care of our loaves when they are in your care. Keep them wrapped in the butter paper that we supply them in . Keep them cool and out of trouble in your refrigerator. Treat them gently, top them with home-made gourmet toppings and jams as they deserve. Savour every moment that the poor loaf has laboured in love to reach your home to satisfy your cravings.
Sit back, appreciate and enjoy!
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