The Sheboygan Hard Roll || Inside the Historic City Bakery

City Bakery is one of the first Sheboygan bakeries constructed by early European immigrants to Wisconsin. They still use the same unique, old-world approach to the "Hard Roll" that Sheboygan has become famous for. The old-world method is a four hour fermentation to make a sweet, tangy, and delicious final product. Plus they make other amazing bakery treats! Check it out.

[@clairewyndham1971]

I currently work here.. few hours a week. I have probably worked in 4 or 5 bakeries in my long life. In every other bakery I have worked at, the breads and rolls produced have never been touched my a human hand. Everything is automated. Not at City Bakery. These rolls are a work of an Artisan. Everything is hand made. Rick and his wife work tirelessly to create the best breads and rolls you can eat. I had NO idea there were that many different fresh breads ever.

[@Blank00085]

I know this sounds stupid, but I SERIOUSLY miss these. I grew up with “brat fry’s” at Piggly Wiggly and everything coming on a Sheboygan Roll. I’m both salivating and teary-eyed thinking about it.

[@1984Chandler]

I used to service towels here. This owner deserves a lot of credit, he works his ass off from the crack of dawn, every single day…Keep it up!

[@venturewisconsin1187]

Amazing!

[@josephnash3015]

I’m excited, I’ll be going there this weekend. My dad grew up in Milwaukee, and when we visited grandma, we would always get plenty of hard rolls there. Now you can’t find them in Milwaukee. I live in Chicago, and no one here knows what you are talking about.

[@venturewisconsin1187]

Awesome! Have fun. Thanks for sharing your story around the good 'ol hard roll

[@tomobrien7014]

Fantastic

[@fritzyberger]

I love a hard roll with my chili. It is great for ripping up and grabbing a nice scoop.

[@jeffkernen1554]

Nothing beats a Sheboygan hardroll made by City Bakery.

[@venturewisconsin1187]

So dang good!

[@kyledahlke7443]

Yes

[@gretagoode2965]

Moving to Sheboygan, apparently!! 😉 Yummy!!

[@venturewisconsin1187]

Haha yup!

[@propdoctor21564]

Best hard rolls in the world.. Born in Sheboygan in the mid '60s and lived there till 2001... Now I am in Southwest Missouri and I have never found hard rolls like City Bakery in any of my travels.

[@venturewisconsin1187]

So good 😋

[@kyledahlke7443]

So true. We are in Wyoming but family from Sheboygan...cant get them but crave them

[@venturewisconsin1187]

Cool to hear the stories of expats! The hardrolls are great in Sheboygan :)

[@venturewisconsin1187]

@@kyledahlke7443 I bet!

[@kyledahlke7443]

Making Johnsonville brats for supper way out in Wyoming. My wife grew up on your hard rolls from Howards Grove. With. I can't get enough of them when we come home. Also love Spencer steaks from Meinsfeld (sp). Great stuff.

[@venturewisconsin1187]

Love it!

[@Coffeecannabisandbread]

man id kill for the bakers %'s ... this type of roll is hard to come by anywhere else..

[@abcantiques777]

The very Best bakery in Sheboygan...love your long Johns. Used to come in everyday for a while and get them...very tasty!

[@venturewisconsin1187]

So good!

[@ScreamingEagleFTW]

is that the same as Fredericks Bakery? did it used to be called Fredericks in the 80s and 90s?

[@joyceedwards9652]

How interesting!!!

[@christophergilbert1256]

I worked there summer of 66, just out of high school. Made buck fifty an hour time and a half after 44 hours, usually 75 to 80 hours per week, thought I was rich. I found humor in when he mentioned 200 to 900 do. A day. Sunday night the slowest of the week we did close to 2000 dz. And it increased every night to Friday night when we hit 6-7000 dz. True story no bs. Fritz owed it then, just an old hard working German.

[@venturewisconsin1187]

Crazy! Thanks for sharing

[@christophergilbert1256]

@Venture Wisconsin for an FYI I spent the rest of my working days in the baking industry, ending up being certified as a master baker. I still look back and fondly remember City Bakery. Thanks for the KZbin.

[@venturewisconsin1187]

@@christophergilbert1256 That's amazing! We could tell it was a special place

[@sagecrockett693]

This is what local business is all about!

[@venturewisconsin1187]

Yes! Well said

[@wmffmw1854]

Looks like an excellent bakery. Personally I am partial to NY LI Kaiser Rolls.

[@fritzyberger]

It is similar to Kaiser I think. It is a little be more crust though

[@royalanethridge333]

Is there a recipe

[@mickie4445]

Labor of Love

[@venturewisconsin1187]

You can totally feel it being in there

[@jeannewallace7590]

200-900 dozen a day? Holy moly! They are wonderful though.

[@venturewisconsin1187]

Crazy..

[@nathandundore7817]

To hell with Kwik-Trip!

[@Toolman22364]

John Foy is my Uncle.

[@absinthone]

I need a recipe for these Hard rolls... Please

[@venturewisconsin1187]

Right?! 😋

[@skyrice]

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