In Houston. The exact address comes with your order confirmation rather than sitting on a public page — it's a family home, not a shop. Pickup runs Friday and Saturday, 9am to 1pm.
About
One kitchen, one oven
La Fleur is a very small bakery in a Houston home. Everything is made by hand, in batches sized to what people have actually ordered.
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The name
A peony in an amber bottle
The peony was chosen over a rose on purpose. It's softer, it takes its time, and it opens more the longer you leave it — which is a fair description of laminated dough and a sourdough levain both.
The bottle is real. It sits on the kitchen windowsill above the mixer, and there's usually something in it. Everything you order gets made about three feet from it.
How it's made
Slow, and on purpose
Three days
Lamination
Croissant dough is rolled and folded by hand across three days, resting cold between each turn. No sheeter, no shortcuts, and a hard ceiling on how many are possible in a week.
Twenty-four hours
Fermentation
Bread is naturally leavened from one starter and given a long cold rise. It's what makes the crumb open and the flavour mild instead of sharp.
The same morning
Baking
Nothing is baked ahead and held. Your order goes in the oven the morning you collect it, which is the entire reason the ordering deadline exists.
Questions
The practical bits
No. Texas cottage food rules mean online orders have to be handed over in person, so it's local pickup or personal delivery within Houston only. It's also the right answer for a croissant.
At pickup — cash, Venmo or Zelle. Nothing is charged when you place the order, so if plans change just send an email.
Not honestly, no. One home kitchen handles wheat, milk, eggs, tree nuts, peanuts, soy and sesame, and there's no way to separate them properly. Tell us about an allergy on the order form and we'll tell you plainly whether it's a good idea.
La Fleur operates as a Texas cottage food production operation under Chapter 437 of the Health & Safety Code. That means no state permit or inspection is required, and it also means we say so clearly: this product was produced in a private residence that is not subject to governmental licensing or inspection. Food handler certification is current.
Small events, yes. Email hello@lafleurbakeryhtx.com a couple of weeks ahead with the date and rough numbers.