Before sunrise on Saturdays, people start lining up outside a home in Frisco, Texas, waiting for baked goods from Little Bit Bakery.
Angela Henson, 21, owns the home-based business, which operates from her front porch. NBC DFW reported that Texas’ Cottage Food Law allows her to bake from her own kitchen and sell directly to customers.
Demand is high, and many of her most popular items sell out within a few hours.
“I’ll wake up really early. I would say my average time is 2:30 in the morning… around 3,” Henson said. “I’ll bake, stock it up and just have it ready to go for 8 a.m. or whenever I open.”
Her menu changes each week, but it often includes fresh sourdough bread, English muffins, cinnamon rolls and oatmeal cream pies.
The bakery has built a following on social media, where thousands of people watch for each week’s menu. Regular customers know arriving early can make the difference.
“We were way down there,” customer Delilah Navarette said of her first visit. “We had no idea how early we had to get here. We were worried we might not get anything.”
For some customers, the early wait is part of the routine.
“She is amazing. I love everything about what she’s doing. Her goodies… I don’t know what she does and what she puts in them, but they are phenomenal,” repeat customer Dana Eagle said. “And they’re well worth the wait. We got here a little after six o’clock this morning.”
Little Bit Bakery started during the COVID-19 pandemic, when Henson began making custom cakes from home after finding a passion for baking.
Last September, she expanded by rolling a bakery cart onto her front porch. NBC DFW said the neighborhood setup quickly drew a loyal following.
On a typical Saturday, Henson now bakes about 85 loaves of sourdough bread and nearly 100 English muffins. She recently bought larger equipment to keep up with demand.
“I was able to get a bread oven, which has been probably the biggest game changer of my entire life,” Henson said. “I wouldn’t be able to push out this much product at all without those things.”
Customers say they also show up because they want to support her.
“I think we’re kind of all her aunties, wishing her the best and supporting her,” Navarette said.
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