Hi! I’m Jaymie – baker and owner of Jaymie Bakes and the Bake Shed in East Dorset, VT. I create my breads and treats out of my newly-renovated home in the historic village of East Dorset in the Northshire area of Southern Vermont.

My baking style is practical. I think like a mom and a savvy consumer, so I try to make a variety of accessible breads and treats that I would look for myself. I try to use local ingredients and quality products that have ingredients I can pronounce; I never add unnatural preservatives.

I learned the basics of baking from my grandmother which is why you will see a lot of European influence in my baking, especially Eastern European flavors. I have also taken several formal classes in NJ/NY/VT, as well as classes from professionals world-wide through the Bread Bakers Guild of America. I continue to study about the science of baking by reading (a lot!) and apply what I learn from classes and reading to recipes I develop.

Color inspires me, as does an odd ingredient challenge. I love shaping bread in eye-catching forms and finding new ways to incorporate bold flavors. I love layering textures, but I also have fondness for a super soft and simple buttery roll.

Outside of the kitchen, you can find me at the Dorset Library, where I serve as a trustee and treasurer, and I occasionally teach baking classes in the area. I’m my teenage daughter’s biggest fan and supporter, so you may also see me at BBA concerts and events!

Recognition and Awards

• Featured online multiple times by the Dorset Chamber of Commerce, Rooted In Vermont, The Bread Bakers Guild of America as well as several established Vermont businesses.
• 2018 – Third Place in Northshire Bookstore Cookie Bake-Off (Manchester, VT).
• 2019 – Third Place in The Great New England Coffee Cake and Sweet Bread competition, sponsored by Strolling of the Heifers (Brattleboro, VT), King Arthur Flour and Red Star Yeast.
• 2020 – First Place, amateur division, in the Chowder Challenge sponsored by The Dorset Equine Rescue Group.
• 2020 – Featured by Dorset Chamber of Commerce: “Eye on Business: Jaymie Bakes“
• 2020 – Featured on the Bennington Banner Lifestyle photo page: “A Baker At Work“
• 2021 – Article published in Bread Baker’s Guild of America publication, Bread Lines; “Baking with Ponsford” – Vol.29/Winter 2021
• 2022 – Photo of Triple Seed Sourdough published in the Bread Bakers Guild of America 2022 calendar (July).
• 2023 – Featured on Jamaica Cottage Shop’s YouTube Channel: “Delicious Baked Goods Housed in The Bake Shed”

Organizations and Affiliations

• Sits on Board of Directors and as Membership Committee Chair for the Bread Bakers Guild of America
• Member of Dorset Chamber of Commerce
• Trustee and Board Treasurer for the Dorset Village Library, Dorset, VT
• Alumna of Alpha Sigma Tau National Sorority (Gamma Rho, Seton Hall University)