Grain-free bakery arrives at Bluff Park

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, residents may be looking for a special spot to pick up treats. For those looking for something grain-free and Paleo friendly, they’re in luck. There’s a new kind of bakery offering just that now open in Bluff Park.

In January, Consider it Joy Bakery moved into the former Ashley Mac’s location in Bluff Park. Owner Elizabeth Wood focuses on grain free sweets with no refined sugar. She sells a variety of grain free goodies including granola, muffins, waffles, cookies, cakes and cupcakes. She also has lunch items such as salads and soups. Possible “grab and go” lunch specials include non-mayo chicken salad with red wine vinegar, olive oil, fresh herbs and veggies, along with other items such as large garden salads with protein on top. A a tuna or salmon salad and sampler packs of various baked goods could also be in the mix.

Planned frozen items include slice and bake cookie dough, waffles and also possibly a pizza crust.

Wood uses various ingredients such as almond and coconut. Some favorite recipes include lemon poppyseed muffins, chocolate cake pops, rosemary raisin crackers and more. 

She said her son’s food sensitivity has kept focus on grain free items that still taste delicious. Wood refers to her two young children as her “little foodies” and enjoys sending them to school with fun treats in their lunchboxes.

 “These treats are especially good for people specifically with food allergies or food intolerances,” Wood said.

Wood said the name of the the bakery comes from the Bible verse James. 1:2. “...when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.”

At the new location, she also hopes to offer cooking classes about the grain free lifestyle. Wood is active in the Hoover community, having worked for local café Organic Harvest and also having sold her goods at the Moss Rock Festival this past November at the Preserve. She looks forward to her new home in Bluff Park, and hopes to fulfill a much-needed niche in the local community.

For more information , search “Consider it Joy Baking” on Facebook or Wood also regularly shares recipes on her blog at consideritjoybaking.com.