Rossville, Indiana Flour Mill Bakery: Bakery, Bulk Foods, and Cheese
Jun 15th, 2010 | By Jessica Nunemaker | Category: Eat, Restaurants, Rossville, little Towns
On our way to Cutler, Indiana, the Nunemaker Family Circus flew by a small sign that said “Bakery” with an arrow pointing down a random road to nowhere. Hubs mentioned it and jokingly said, “Should I turn around?” Who does he think he’s talking to? We’ve been married how long? Um, yes! What if they close early?
We turned around, went down “Bob’s Road” (to steal a line from Twister), made a turn or two, and there it was — in the middle of a bunch of farmland and a scattering of homes. I opened the door to a magical place: racks of plain packaged stuff (awesome), fresh bakery items, and women looking very Amish-like – until one lady answered a cell phone. Huh?
Hubs talked to the lady after I asked for permission to take a few pics of and found out it is run by German Baptists and the lady had a maiden name of Nunemaker! Small world, eh?
Anyway, they had everything. Spices, seasoning, flours, baking things, sprinkles, CHEESE!!! – and it was cheap. Very, very cheap. This was the start of our little Indiana adventure so we only left with a loaf of honey wheat bread, a container of sprinkles, a package of lemon cookies, and a sprinkled donut for the kid. If we had known we would have brought a cooler and taken home a hunk of Provolone but anyway…
We broke into the cookies in the car even though I don’t think it was even 9 AM our time! It was so worth it! You know by now that I love soft cookies and lemon (remember my yummy lemon-ginger cookies?) and these were full of lemony goodness with just a blip of lemony icing on the top.
Hubs would never call himself a lemon fan – and he couldn’t stay out of them! Wonderfully balanced and, well, writing this right now makes me really want one!
I don’t even know why I keep thumbing through the bakery’s brochure – but I do. The bread and cookies were so very good I just want to try more! They’ve got a bunch of pies (and you know how I feel about pie) like Black Raspberry, Butterscotch Meringue, Gooseberry, Chocolate Peanut Butter, Caramel Apple, and something called Sugar Cream.
Apparently Sugar Cream Pie is the State Pie of Indiana – how did I not know that and, most importantly, why have I never had it before? Seems like little Indiana has a new mission – seek out the elusive Sugar Cream State Pie and find the best!
They also sell cream horns (which I absolutely, positively LOVE and didn’t think to grab a package. Blargh), bumblebees (no idea), rolls, coffeecakes, homemade noodles, cookies, cakes, donuts…yes, they sell a LOT of things! Middle of nowhere or not, in the word’s of Ah-nold, I will be back! As always, check out my Flickr photostream for a few more.
Flour Mill Bakery, Bulk Foods, and Cheese
6580 W Co Rd 800 N
Rossville IN 46065
765-379-9995
Sunday and Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 8 AM – 3 PM
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 7 AM – 4 PM
Saturday: 7 AM – 3 PM
– always verify shop hours in advance whenever possible.
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June 18th, 2010 at 6:10 pm
How fun to take little unexpected detours – especially when it ended like your little adventure did. Everything looks amazing. I can just imagine how all of it must have smelled and tasted. Good find!
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June 20th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
Thanks!
It was so much fun — I am just constantly amazed by the awesome things tucked away in little Indiana. I have met the nicest people, eaten incredible food, and toured the most amazing historical sites. It really IS a lot of fun!
June 22nd, 2010 at 8:30 am
I grew up in Rossville and lived on their baked goods. I’ve since moved away and quite often miss it.
If you would have gone on the random road the other direction, you would have ended up at Skiles Market where they have the best fresh fruit and apple cider.
June 22nd, 2010 at 1:38 pm
If you ever get to go to The Flour Mill again, make sure to try their Cinnamin Rolls. They are huge and so very, very good. Everything they make there is wonderful!! The Cream Horns are my favorite. Better than any others around. Living in Rossville makes them our local bakery!!
June 22nd, 2010 at 1:43 pm
@Paul — I would have to double-check but we might just have gone there. Was it a huge greenhouse and orchard? That’s an upcoming post. Beautiful place!
@Jeff — I KNEW I should have grabbed the cream horns! BLARGH! You are actually in Rossville then — how lucky you are to be able to head over whenever you want! I’ll have to try both the cinnamon rolls and the cream horns the next time I’m out there — and there WILL be a next time! ha ha!
June 29th, 2010 at 7:20 am
Stopping by from SITS and I’ve got to say…that post made me hungry. No fair!
June 29th, 2010 at 11:02 am
At one point in history, they where located in a little back alley of Rossville, cranking out donoughts at all hours….right behind my house! I can still imagine that heavenly smell. What a treat it was to pop in a get a blueberry cake donut. Hmmmm, you have inspired me to swing in there soon. How proud I am of all that work there, they have put in countless efforts to pave their own way. A great Clinton County asset
June 29th, 2010 at 11:06 am
@Melissa Thank you for sharing that story! You had the luckiest location for a house EVER!
Blueberry donuts are my favorite too. SO good!
July 6th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Yes! It is a very large orchard and greenhouse. My mom lives just down the road and would also always buy her flowers right out of that greenhouse.
The German Baptist lady that owns it has gotten a little older and so I think they may have not done apple cider last year.
Home sweet home!