Kuluntu Bakery | Building community through baking & breaking bread

The meaning of “kuluntu” is “community” in isiXhosa, a South African language of the amaXhosa people.

The mission of Kuluntu Bakery is to build community through baking & breaking bread in Dallas.

We are a cottage bakery located in Oak Cliff near Bishop Arts District.

All events, workshops, and order pickups will take place at our home.

Preorder required.

Upcoming Events

We are taking a brief hiatus from our community, virtual classes.

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I will never fall out of love with our rosemary &

I will never fall out of love with our rosemary & sea salt sourdough focaccia😍

Our preorders close tonight at 10 pm! We’ve still got focaccia squares, sourdough loaves and pastries available, so head to the website to snag some goodies🙌

Our preorder menu is live and these bad boys are o

Our preorder menu is live and these bad boys are on the menu again! Pour yourself a glass of wine and serve these creamed mustard greens, potato, and manchego galettes for the perfect little dinner😙

This week’s menu:
-Country sour
-Honey & oats sour
-Rosemary & sea salt focaccia
-Pistachio blossom croissant knot
-Creamed mustard greens, potato & manchego galettes

Preorder on the website from now until Monday at 10 pm.

Pickup tonight from 5-7 pm✨ These lemon, blosso

Pickup tonight from 5-7 pm✨

These lemon, blossom & Dhoodh Masala tartlets are giving me all the spring feels. And some extra feels because I get to use the beautiful creations from two of my friends— black locust blossoms from @cymulcahy & Naani’s Dhoodh Masala from @be.spiced. Swipe to see the Dhoodh Masala which can be purchased from Sapna at the Coppell Farmer’s Market or online.

As we start to get more comfortable venturing out, don’t forget about the small businesses who have been pushing through the past year. Your support has been invaluable (thank you x a million) but we still need you!

The huge effort to shop and support small, local businesses at the beginning of the pandemic is just as important now as it was then. Invest in your community and shop small, shop local, shop BIPOC owned, shop women owned. ✌️& ❤️

Cape spiced sticky buns on the menu this week🤤

Cape spiced sticky buns on the menu this week🤤 We’ve got a few more buns, savory galettes and some sours still available for preorder! Preorders close tonight on the website at 10 pm.

Excited to offer this lemon, blossom & dhoodh masa

Excited to offer this lemon, blossom & dhoodh masala tartlet on this week’s menu. It was inspired by two fabulous women creators — black locust blossoms from @cymulcahy and Naani’s Dhoodh Masala from @be.spiced✨

The tartlets are filled with a lemon & olive oil curd and topped with beautifully fragrant blossoms and sprinkled with Naani’s Dhoodh Masala, a blend of seeds and spices that are just intoxicating. What a fun little dessert to dream up!

This week’s menu:
- lemon, blossom & dhoodh masala tartlet
-creamed kale, potato & manchego galette
-Cape spiced sticky buns
-country sour
-seedy sour

Orders close on Monday at 10 pm✌️

Ouma’s milk tart, stenciled with Ouma’s doily,

Ouma’s milk tart, stenciled with Ouma’s doily, set atop Ouma’s crocheted table runner. We love our grannies over here!

One of things I love about working with food is be

One of things I love about working with food is being able to invoke memories through food. This week’s specialty loaf, the Jewish deli sourdough rye, does just that for me.

Growing up, we often traveled to the LA area, where my family is from. There are a few restaurants that we ALWAYS go to, one of them being @brentsdeli in the San Fernando Valley.

Brent’s is a classic Jewish deli where you’re greeted with a plate full of pickles and sliced rye bread soon after sitting down. Many family gatherings took place among the vinyl green seats.

As this sourdough version of the classic Jewish deli rye bakes away, the smell of caraway seeds wafting through our kitchen, I’m reminded of all those heartwarming memories. Food is such a powerful connector — to people, places and memories✨

Pickup tonight from 5-7 pm!

Hope everyone had a great Easter weekend🌷I’m

Hope everyone had a great Easter weekend🌷I’m just coming up for air after a busy few weeks of baking and a much needed weekend spent with family.

Our Thursday pickup menu is up and orders close tonight at 10 pm. We’re throwing it back this week to a 90’s classic and one of my favorite celebration cakes, Funfetti, because this 90’s kid is turning 30 this week... woah😯

This week’s menu:
✨country sour
✨Jewish deli sourdough rye
✨rosemary & sea salt focaccia
✨pain au chocolat
✨funfetti w/ chocolate drizzle cake slice

Our biggest bake yet🙌 Pickup tonight from 5-7 p

Our biggest bake yet🙌 Pickup tonight from 5-7 pm!

We have a few extra raspberry & almond croissants and carrot cake slices. You can snag some on the website and pickup during today’s pickup window or porch pickup tonight or in the morning (just specify when you’ll pick up in the order notes).

Hope y’all enjoy all the bakes!

Big congrats to Amber & Iain on their wedding this

Big congrats to Amber & Iain on their wedding this past weekend! Thank you for letting us be part of your special day and giving us an excuse to spend the weekend in Austin😎Mazel tov! @appalachia_ambrosia

Our Loaf of the Week preorder is live, and we’re

Our Loaf of the Week preorder is live, and we’re offering lots of seasonally-inspired goodies for your Easter weekend🌷

This week’s menu:
✨cinnamon roll w/ browned butter cream cheese frosting
✨lavender & lemon shortbread tartlet
✨raspberry & almond croissant
✨classic carrot cake slice
✨country sour
✨lemon, lavender & walnut sour

Head to the link in bio to order. Orders close on Monday at 10 pm. Have a wonderful weekend!

My favorite loaf from today’s bake😚 See y’a

My favorite loaf from today’s bake😚 See y’all at pickup tonight from 5-7 pm!

Our take on the Chelsea Bun! Chelsea Buns are a cl

Our take on the Chelsea Bun! Chelsea Buns are a classic British pastry, and because of colonialism, you will find many British foods in South Africa, which is where I first learned about them. The South African version is typically filled with raisins, cinnamon and sugar and topped with a drizzle of icing.

In order to reduce food waste, we repurpose our croissant dough scraps into buns which gives them a bit of flakiness! We have a few Chelsea Buns and babka knots still available for Thursday pickup. Orders close tonight at 10 pm, so head on over to the website to snag some!

Our Loaf of the Week menu is live! We’re almost

Our Loaf of the Week menu is live! We’re almost sold out of sourdough loaves, but there’s still plenty of pastries (including a gluten free option for those observing Passover). Head to the link in bio to place your order for Thurs pickup.

This week’s menu:
🌸lemon, lavender & walnut sour
🌸country sour
🌸Chelsea bun
🌸dark chocolate babka knot
🌸mieliepap & almond cake slice w/ rooibos tea glaze (gluten free)

Happy Friday! We’ll be back with our Thursday ba

Happy Friday! We’ll be back with our Thursday bake this week. Our preorder menu drops at 10 am on Saturday🤗

Thank y’all for a great bake day and pickup yest

Thank y’all for a great bake day and pickup yesterday! The best part of the day truly is seeing y’all and chatting through the window as we pass off your order. I love the human connection of the food & hospitality industry, and while different for the past year, we’ve still found ways to maintain it.

It was was wild looking out the window yesterday and seeing a line snake around our sidewalk for pickup. Children, young adults, older adults, pets. Chatting with each other while mindfully and respectfully physically distancing. I’m so grateful for your continued care and support as we recognize a year of living and surviving in this pandemic.

Just a reminder that we will be off next week! Have a great weekend🌼

Pickup day, and the bakes are looking so pretty! S

Pickup day, and the bakes are looking so pretty! See y’all from 5-7 pm✌️

Happy International Women’s Day💕💫 Sending

Happy International Women’s Day💕💫 Sending love to all the badass ladies out there. I’m grateful to be surrounded and supported by SO many amazing women.

In the spirit of International Women’s Day, I wanted to share something personal — my name. I feel and always have felt very connected to my last name, Leichtle. So when the time came for Warren & I to wed, I felt very torn as to whether I should take his name. As is commonplace in the South, I always assumed I would take his name, but the closer it got to the wedding, the more uncomfortable I felt about the practice.

I 100% understand why people take their partner’s name; I am by no means passing judgment. But for me, the practice feels antiquated and patriarchal, and I really question that. Why should I have to lose a piece of me, a name that I’ve gone by my whole life, a name that I’ve heard every mispronunciation for but love when people try to say, but my partner has never had to even think about the possibility of changing his?

So, I decided that legally I’m still Stephanie Leichtle and professionally/personally I’m Stephanie Leichtle-Chalklen. For me, that is what felt right and what I most connect with.

I’m sharing all of this with you because for the past 4+ years I’ve often silently accepted being called by a name that wasn’t my own nor have ever gone by. Christmas cards, wedding invites, thank you notes. I decided that this is the year that I’m going to start correcting people, and today, on International Women’s Day, I’m putting it out there into the universe.

While this may seem small, and yes, controversial to some, I just think of how many times us women have been silenced, whether unintentionally or not, or made to feel less than a man. In more recent years, I can think of many times that I’ve been standing next to Warren and was completely ignored while in conversation with others.

We’ve come a long way, but it’s these micro (and macro!) aggressions against women that maintain the status quo and harm us. So, on International Women’s Day, I hope that you find a renewed sense of courage and feel celebrated for the beautiful, radiant goddess that you are✨#choosetochallenge #iwd2021

🌷Spring Virtual Baking Classes🌷 It finally

🌷Spring Virtual Baking Classes🌷

It finally feels like spring has sprung and that means it’s time to bake this lavender & lemon tart! Join us on March 20 for a fun afternoon of baking this little gem of a tart, which I must say is perfect for Easter.

We also have a sourdough baking class on April 17. Sign up and details for both classes are on our website under events. Hope you can join us!

We were delighted and honored to be mentioned in @d_magazine’s recent article about virtual cooking classes. Swipe to read @dmagazinedining’s thoughtful words💕

Hope y’all enjoyed this week’s bakes as much a

Hope y’all enjoyed this week’s bakes as much as I did! Already planning on another round of ham & cheese croissants for next week😚

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