ABOUT LAUGHING TREE

Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery specializes in organic handcrafted sourdough breads and rustic pastries, all baked in a wood-fired brick oven in rural West Michigan.

Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery is owned and operated by Hilde and Charlie Muller.

Hilde and Charlie both developed a love of baking and sourdough bread over the course of several years as they worked in bread-baking operations throughout the midwest. 

Charlie spent time with Alan Scott building brick ovens in California and worked for a season at Cress Spring Bakery in Wisconsin before managing the Ypsilanti Sourdough Bakery.

Hilde worked for five years at Zingerman’s Bakehouse in Ann Arbor, Michigan where she worked in bread production and retail sales.

After marrying in 2003 and moving to a rural homestead in West Michigan, Hilde and Charlie opened Laughing Tree Brick Oven Bakery in 2010 after completing the construction of their brick oven and bakery.  While the 400 square foot, solar-powered bakehouse is not open to the public, you can visit with Hilde or Charlie any Saturday at the Muskegon Farmers Market. 

Hilde and Charlie are honored to bake long-fermented sourdough breads and tasty pastries for you and yours.