Artisan Breads & Pastries, Made from Scratch at Home
Turangi & Taupo
Small batch, big heart.
At Homebaked, we believe that bread is more than food — it’s comfort, connection, and care. Founded to share my love for bread and pastries, I craft every loaf and pastry by hand, using traditional techniques and simple ingredients.
Our mission is to bring you the warmth of real artisan baking - so every bite feels like home.
Every bite feels like home —
Now Available —
Breads and pastries are available for pickup every Wednesday from Motupoapa.
Tūrangi Markets Every forthnight on Saturday at the Turangi Town Centre
The Merchant Taupo
114 Spa Road, Taupō
Handcrafted breads & pastries, baked with love
We’re a small home bakery with a big passion: creating honest breads and pastries from scratch. Nothing artificial, nothing rushed - just real, slow-crafted baking the way it’s meant to be. Because you deserve bread that’s as genuine as it is delicious.
Shared from our home to yours
What started as a passion for the art of baking has become Homebaked — a micro-bakery dedicated to real, artisan bread and pastries. Each loaf is kneaded by hand, each pastry carefully crafted, carrying the flavors of tradition and the warmth of home.
Our story
Meet Gineke —
My story
Baking has always been my passion.
As a wife and mother of 4 children, baking has been a daily occurrence in our family life. I have always loved baking different breads and when I started with pastries there was no end. It’s like magic making beautiful things from a few ingredients. What started as a hobby got a bit out of hand. I still remember May 2021, the first time that I did the Turangi market. I sold out in two hours and this was the beginning of my micro bakery Homebaked. I still do the Turangi marke every forthnight, but I also now supply cafe’s , foodtrucks, restaurants around Turangi as well as The Merchant in Taupo. I love serving good bread and pastries to our community.
We believe our bread and pastries are only as good as the ingredients we use.
Super yummy! Kids loved the focaccia bread.
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Bought your bread many times. Best Sourdough in the North Island. Wish you were in Tauranga.
-Ulf Sachs
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The hotcross buns are delicious!
-Sandra
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The sourdough has such a good flavour and gets so crunchy in the toaster. Perfect to start the day with plenty of butter and eggs.
-Tim
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This lady’s baking won’t disappoint—it’s a must “taste and see”.
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Best bread ever!
-Tina
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Wow! The pastries are just like I am back at home in France. Thank you.
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Beautiful Love it.
-Trevor
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Delicious treats, lovely people.
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I bought your walnut/linssed it is absolutely the best as I can’t buy any down here in Levin. Wish I bought more. Totally recommended to anyone.
-Pepe Rura
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Totally enjoyes your baked goodies. The best we have tasted in a long time(Anyula)
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Just amazing! Enjoyes our bread and cinnamon scrolls.
-Denise
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The bread is just so delicious. I cold smoke my own salmon, so I’ve just had a slice of your lovely sourdough bread with cream cheese, capers, smoked salmon and pickled onions to top. Helen cannot go past the walnut loaf without cutting another piece of!!
-Mike
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