Lovingly Artisan have been crafting artisan breads since the 1980’s and all the while they have worked with like-minded businesses.
As a result, the Cumbrian based bakery only works with the best suppliers, which is why they’ve struck up a relationship with The Milking Parlour, a Cow to Cone ice cream maker.
The Milking Parlour is a small batch producer of authentic Italian gelato, made using milk from their own family farm near Burrow just three miles from the shop which can be found in the middle of the ancient Cumbrian market town of Kirkby Lonsdale.
At its core are the husband-and-wife team Ed and Sarah Beattie, who established The Milking Parlour in 2018. With a background in hospitality and a desire to showcase the milk produced on their family farm by Sarah’s dad, uncle and brother, who between them twice a day, three hundred and sixty-five days a year, milk the herd of 150 Holstein Friesian cows.
Ed and Sarah love testing out new and creative flavours and pride themselves on using only the finest quality produce available. Inspired by their shared artisanal approach, it was only natural that they looked at the possibility of working with Aidan and Catherine, co-owners of multi-award winning Lovingly Artisan Bakery, to see if they could come up with a new and interesting ice cream innovation incorporating their sourdough – ‘Buttered Toast Gelato’ was the result.
To make this very different gelato flavour Ed and Sarah crumb Lovingly Artisan’s Malted Barley Sourdough, toast it in lashings of salted butter until it turns crisp and golden brown and then whisk the toasted crumb into their signature pure milk gelato base before churning to get the desired flavour profile and textures. The result is a gorgeously rich gelato, which is sweet with a buttery savoury twist that’s so moreish that you can’t help but end up wanting more.
Lovingly Artisan Buttered Toast Gelato is available at The Milking Parlour in Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, and Clitheroe, in the Ribble Valley.
It can be enjoyed by the cone, tub or in a take away pint or litre box. Single scoop cones/tubs £3, pints £6.50 or three for £18, or by the litre in a refillable insulated box priced at £14, refills £12.
Curious? Ask pop into the Milking Parlour and ask for a sample to taste!
Sarah Beattie, co-founder of The Milking Parlour said: ‘’We change our flavour range seasonally, which is one of the reasons we wanted to look at some other local companies to work with. As we all know there are lots of great food producers in Cumbria, but in this instance we wanted to work with a company that shares a similar ethos to our own, not only that also just happens to be one of the best at what they do. So we approached Aidan and Catherine to see if there might be an opportunity to work together and incorporate some of their amazing sourdough into one of our ice creams to produce a distinctive and very different flavour. I’m pleased to say the collaboration certainly seems to be paying off with people lapping up Buttered Toast Gelato.’’
Catherine Connor, co-owner of Lovingly Artisan Bakery added: ‘’Ed, Sarah and I have a similar approach to business, so it seemed fairly natural for us to look at working together. The Idea of a buttered sourdough toast ice cream really appealed, and it quickly became apparent that Ed and Sarah had hit on a perfect flavour combination. We’ve already been chatting about one or two other possible flavoursome combinations, which we’ll keep up our sleeves for the time being.’’
