Sandy first created the special secret ingredient sausage bread in Minneapolis is 1977 as a winter comfort food for family and friends.
Slowly, over many years, she baked it for parties, wedding, tailgates, -- occasions where people were gathering to celebrate a graduation, home football or other game, weddings and birthdays.
In these years, she has baked 2,008 loaves of the bread, slicing it into bit size pieces at times, single pieces, whole loaves and even mini loaves. This means 3,012 pounds of sausage, 2,008 loaves of bread dough, 2,008 pounds of mozzarella cheese. Right. A pound of cheese and a pound and a half of sausage in every loaf!
Sandy’s looks have changed over the years and she now is a striking Mother of seven children and seven grandchildren spread across the nation.
Needing new challenges, she has embarked on building a business around the bread. It is called simply Sandy’s Sausage Bread and is a hearty combination of sweet Italian sausage, mozzarella cheese, and “special “ herbs and seasonings that makes longtime consumers laud it with comments like these:
“As a U of M graduate, when I think of Ann Arbor, I think of football Saturdays and the famous Sandy’s Sausage Bread. A trip to the Big House would not be complete without the amazing taste of sausage and cheese cooked to perfection inside of some fabulous dough.”
Michael Drucker (90)
Atlanta, GA
“Sandy’s Sausage Bread is quite possibly the greatest invention in the history of mankind.”
Brian Whitehouse
Chicago, IL
“Nothing says Thanksgiving like Sausage Bread. Who needs turkey?
Out late? Finish strong...with Sandy's Sausage Bread.
Sausage Bread - the surprise is inside.
Sausage Bread. All sausage should be this lucky.
If you haven't tried it, you haven't lived. “
Eric Gilbertsen
Washington, DC
I want it morning, noon, and night! So good, it was worth a trip from Atlanta to Ann Arbor!
Cory Z. Moss
Atlanta, GA
"The great thing about sausage bread is it can be a center piece of a full meal as well as a great snack to keep you going in between meals"
"...I just love sausage bread, with the spicy and tasty sausage covered in mozzarella cheese all wrapped up in delicious homemade warm bread, how can you beat that!"
Amaechi P. Udoji
Ann Arbor, MI
Pricing: $20.00 a loaf, $12.00 a mini-loaf
When Sandy and Larry were married in 1965, Larry had a special front page of the local newspaper published with stories about the wedding and relatives. He put this picture of “Sandy as a Youth.” in the paper.