MADISON (WKOW) -- There's nothing better than walking into grandma's house to the smell of freshly baked bread. Willy Street Co-op customers have enjoyed one local woman's love for baking for years now.
It makes Dolores Kamm 'Someone You Should Know.'
86-year-old Dolores Kamm is serious about baking bread.
"I think sometimes without the bakery, what would I do," said Dolores.
She even grinds her own wheat into flour.
"You put the grain in here and it comes down," said Dolores. "100 percent whole wheat and that's what you get out."
Dolores bakes seven different varieties in a small bakery added on to the back of the family farm house.
"Bread, you've got a lot of time you are waiting for it to raise before it goes in the oven and before it goes on the table and that's a lot of time you can do other things in the house," said Dolores.
Dolores starts the process at 4:30 in the morning.
It takes about a full day from start to finish: from the making the dough, to baking, to cooling, to slicing.
Dolores bakes about 150 loaves a week to sell at the Willy Street Co-op in Madison.
"This is our shelf right here," said Dolores.
Dolores makes two trips a week to the Co-op.
"I make the long french and by gosh, today I can't bring any because I burnt them," Dolores said laughing.
She pulls the ones that didn't sell off the shelve and replaces them with freshly baked loaves.
"I just feel at home here," said Dolores.
Dolores has sold bread at the co-op for 33 of the 35 year co-op history.
"I tried to retire but in 6 months I was back here," said Dolores.
Dolores' favorite bread?
"Two favorites, seven-grain and sour dough rye, makes good cheese sandwich," said Dolores.
"Thank you, if it's your favorite then it must be good," said a customer.
And it doesn't look like Dolores plans on trying to retire again any time soon.
