Merlen Bakehouse

Clean · Organic · Honest

Ingredients

What goes into everything we bake — we source only the finest ingredients, with no shortcuts and no fillers.

01USDA Certified Organic

Organic Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

Stone-milled from 100% organic wheat and never chemically bleached or bromated. This flour gives our rolls their signature soft, pillowy structure — pure grain the way nature intended.

02Pasture-Raised

Grass-Fed, Grass-Finished Butter

Rich, golden butter from cows that graze on open pasture their entire lives — never grain-finished. Higher in omega-3s and CLA, and noticeably more flavorful, it creates the soft, buttery layers and melt-in-your-mouth tenderness our rolls are known for.

03USDA Certified Organic

Organic Cinnamon

Certified organic and freshly ground, our cinnamon is warm, fragrant, and naturally sweet — grown without synthetic pesticides or additives. It's the soul of our rolls, layered through every swirl for that signature cozy spice in every single bite.

04Non-GMO

Pure Cane Sugar

Minimally processed from sugarcane — never beet sugar or high-fructose substitutes. It caramelizes beautifully in the oven, giving our rolls their signature golden crust and clean, honest sweetness without any chemical aftertaste.

05Single-Origin

Madagascar Vanilla Bean Paste

Made from whole-ground Bourbon vanilla beans from Madagascar — the gold standard of vanilla. The paste captures both the extract's depth and the bean's visible seeds, infusing our sugar glaze and dough with a rich, complex vanilla character you can actually see.

06Cage-Free

Free-Range Eggs

From hens raised on open pasture with no hormones or antibiotics. Their deep golden yolks lend richness, color, and structure — the backbone of a dough that holds its shape while staying impossibly tender.

07rBGH-Free

Whole Milk

Full-fat, hormone-free whole milk activates the yeast, adds moisture, and creates a soft, supple crumb. We use whole milk — never reduced fat — because the best dough deserves the best dairy.

08All-Natural

Active Dry Yeast & Sea Salt

Premium active dry yeast gives our dough a slow, controlled bulk fermentation for maximum flavor development. Paired with fine Atlantic sea salt — which balances sweetness, strengthens gluten, and deepens every layer of flavor in the final bake.

Our Promise

No shortcuts, no fillers, nothing you can't pronounce. Every ingredient is chosen for quality first — because what we feed your family, we feed ours.