A Joy wearing a floral apron and blue jeans stands in front of an open garage door holding her baby, with a bakery display case and potted flowers visible in the background.

Welcome to The Bakehouse Texas

The Bakehouse Texas is a monthly pop-up bakery from Joy Wilson (aka Joy the Baker), longtime baker, cookbook author, and recipe developer behind joythebaker.com. Baked from the garage workshop and backyard cottage kitchen of Joy’s big, slightly leaning 1888 Victorian home in Bellville, Texas, the Bakehouse is a small-town, small-batch bakery built around really good butter, seasonal ingredients, and the joy of handing someone something delicious in a paper bag.

Come See Us Every First Saturday

The Bakehouse Texas pops up alongside Market Day in Bellville on the first Saturday of every month, from 9am–noon (or until we sell out).

Upcoming Bakehouse Saturdays:
September 5
October 3
November 7
December 5

Come to Bellville for the market, follow the smell of butter into the backyard, bring your coffee mug, and leave with a few warm things in a paper bag.

See you in the backyard.
Joy

Saturday, November 7rd

  • 9-11am — or until we sell out and we do seem to sell out!
  • 310 E Palm St., Bellville, Texas
  • Find the big, leaning Victorian house and enter through the side driveway into the backyard.
  • Everything is first come, first served, so come early for the fullest selection. 
  • Cash and Venmo accepted. Credit cards accepted with a small processing fee.
  • Bring your own mug and we’ll fill it with complimentary coffee from our friends at Bellville’s own Interstellar Coffee.

On the November Menu

The Bakehouse Texas Chocolate Chip Cookies — $6
Our signature BIG bakery-style cookie, golden at the edges and gooey through the middle, loaded with Guittard dark and milk chocolate.

The Bakehouse Texas Biscuit Jammers — $5
Big, buttery buttermilk biscuits baked with a bubbling pocket of seasonal local jam from Harvest by Richardson.

Passion Fruit Chocolate Palmiers — $5
Crisp, caramelized puff pastry cookies folded with brown sugar and dipped in bright Valrhona passion fruit chocolate, with a little dark chocolate for good measure.

Frangipane + Spiced Pear Kolaches — $6
Soft, buttery kolaches filled with almond frangipane and warmly spiced pears, then baked until golden and just a little fancy.

Quiche Lorraine — $6 per slice
A classic savory quiche with crisp bacon, Gruyère, and a silky custard baked into a buttery crust.

Everything is baked fresh in small batches for Saturday morning. When it’s gone, it’s gone — which is both the beauty and peril of a tiny backyard bakery.
Six golden-brown scones with dark red jam centers arranged on a floral ceramic plate, with a cup of tea, flowers, and butter in a styled breakfast setting.