PAUL — Shepherd’s Place Gluten-Free Bakery and Extra, owned by a former district public well being nurse who’s captivated with educating individuals, is ready to open Aug. 26.
Lisa Klamm retired from a 40-year profession as a nurse on July 29 and determined to open the brand new enterprise in Paul.
Shepherd’s Place is a devoted gluten-free bakery and sweet store, the place Klamm and her three part-time workers undergo particular procedures once they come to work to ensure no contaminates are introduced into the bakery.
After coping with a gluten allergy that left her with the signs of hives and getting solely two hours of sleep an evening, Klamm discovered that eliminating wheat, rye and barley from her weight-reduction plan relieved her signs.
“After I determined to not eat gluten, inside three days I used to be sleeping once more nevertheless it took weeks for the hives to go away,” Klamm mentioned.
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Klamm, who had all the time loved baking mentioned discovering gluten-free merchandise that met her style and texture preferences was practically unattainable.
“Baking sourdough bread had been my specialty,” Klamm mentioned. “So I began baking gluten-free at dwelling however as I used to be coming nearer to retirement I made a decision that I wanted a undertaking,” Klamm mentioned.
Over time, she tried out 1,200 gluten-free recipes — together with 366 in a single yr.
She typed up her recipes and analyzed the prices of every of them.
100 of her gluten-free recipes made the reduce for the bakery, however solely 50 are getting used proper now, she mentioned. The others will likely be utilized in rotation to provide prospects some selection.
Shepherd’s Place Gluten-Free Bakery at 9 N. Fourth St. E. in Paul will open Friday.
Klamm bought the lot the place the previous Becky Ann Café stood and the constructing was demolished in 2021. Building on the brand new constructing started in March and was accomplished in Might.
The bakery will provide an array of breads, together with a sandwich bread and specialty breads corresponding to zucchini and pumpkin, together with cookies, pastries, lemon pound cake, brownies, cinnamon rolls and take-and-bake pizzas. There may be additionally a collection of goodies like caramel corn and fudge and quite a lot of powdered mixes for buy.
The store may even serve common espresso, tea and scorching chocolate.
Klamm’s private baked items favorites contains the Danishes, adopted intently by the lemon pound cake.
The baked items will final a few days unrefrigerated and keep contemporary for 2 weeks within the fridge. Many objects will also be frozen.
“I’m going to be so thrilled. I’ve been ready for it to open,” Laura Twiss of Minidoka County mentioned.
Twiss has a gluten sensitivity and has been off gluten for about three years.
Twiss welcomes the choices at Shepherd’s Place and she or he has already tried a number of of Klamm’s recipes, together with a few of the bread, apple turnovers and different pastries.
“They have been excellent,” she mentioned. “I simply love bread, rolls and cinnamon rolls.”
Lisa Klamm, proprietor of Shepherd’s Place Gluten-Free Bakery talks concerning the take and bake pizzas that will likely be obtainable for buy when the shop opens on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022.
Lots of people with gluten allergic reactions, Celiac illness or gluten sensitivity will find yourself dishonest on a gluten-free weight-reduction plan because of the lack of palatable choices after which undergo the results, Klamm mentioned.
Celiac illness is a continual immune and digestive dysfunction that damages the intestines. The illness is triggered by consuming meals containing gluten. Celiac illness may cause long-lasting issues and preserve the physique from getting wanted vitamins.
Celiac requires a medical analysis, which is extra usually sought for kids who want the analysis to obtain lodging in school. Typically adults don’t search the analysis and determine by means of trial and error that gluten is inflicting their signs, she mentioned.
Klamm mentioned years in the past that the illness was not often heard of however now about 10 p.c of the inhabitants has gluten sensitivity to various levels.
Some persons are so delicate to it that even particles within the air or them touching it may possibly make them sick, Klamm mentioned.
Klamm mentioned there’s additionally a stigma hooked up to being gluten-free.
“I’ve been requested in eating places whether or not I’ve an precise allergy or whether it is only a choice,” Klamm mentioned. “Some individuals don’t consider it’s an actual factor.”
Twiss mentioned the stigma related to having gluten sensitivity is actual.
Few individuals would select to remove most of the most delectable meals from their weight-reduction plan “as an choice,” she mentioned.
As a result of Klamm will get so unwell when she ingests gluten she not often eats out and may be very cautious about who she trusts when she does.
The devoted bakery, she mentioned, will give individuals avoiding wheat, barley and rye the peace of thoughts to get pleasure from a few of the meals they’ve been lacking out on.
“I hope everybody can be taught to be somewhat extra understanding and compassionate,” Klamm mentioned.
The bakery, at 9 N. Fourth St. E., will likely be open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays by means of Fridays and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.
