Focaccia Breads
Delicious flat bread with a variety of flavorful herbs of your choice.
Ingredients: Flour, water, yeast, honey, avocado oil, dried herbs, parmesan, garlic and salt.
Welcome to Backwoods Bare Essentials
Deep in the heart of Wisconsin’s north woods, Backwoods Bare Essentials brings you handcrafted, wholesome goods made with nature’s best ingredients. Founded by Lydia Emerson, our family business is built on traditional values, self-sufficiency, and a passion for simple, nourishing living.
We specialize in bagels and focaccia breads, handcrafted rich face creams—all made with locally sourced tallow for deep nourishment and pure, old-fashioned quality. Every product reflects our love for the land, free from unnecessary additives and made with care in our homestead kitchen.
Experience the beauty of the “Backwoods Bare Essentials” that honor tradition, sustainability, and the rugged charm of northern living. From our home to yours—pure, simple, and made with heart.
Lydia
Our Natural Offerings
Discover our artisanal baked goods and handcrafted essentials made with love.
Currently we are not shipping bread products, they are made fresh daily, for local pick up at our home, in Siren, WI,
or local delivery for a small delivery fee.
Tallow can be shipped, shipping costs apply.
Bagels
Chewy delicious bagels. Choose between plain, cheese, poppy seed or the everything bagel, or get a variety of each.
Ingredients: Flour, water, yeast, salt and toppings.
$15 half dozen
$30 for 13 bagels (they freeze well)
$30 for 13 bagels (they freeze well)
Sandwich Bread
Moist fresh bread.
Ingredients: Flour, water, yeast, honey and salt.
$8
Artisan Bread
Crisp outside, soft on the inside. Delicious!
Ingredients: Flour, water, yeast, honey and salt.
$10
Hamburger Buns
Fresh, moist and all natural buns.
Ingredients: Flour, water, yeast, honey, milk, butter, egg and salt.
$6 half dozen
Banana Chocolate Chip Bread
Just like grandma use to make, moist and yummy!
Ingredients: Flour, baking soda, butter, sugar, egg, greek yogurt, banana, vanilla and chocolate chips.
$12
Jalapeño Cheddar Artisan Bread
Crip outside, soft on the inside, with a little bit of spice.
Ingredients: Flour, water, yeast, cheddar, salt and jalapeño.
$10
English Muffins
If you haven’t had our homemade English Muffins you don’t know what you are missing.
Ingredients: Flour, water, milk yeast, butter, salt, honey, corn meal.
Ranch Seasoning
1/2 cup all natural ranch seasoning. Ingredients: Powdered buttermilk, chives, dill, onion, garlic and parsley. Makes enough to make both of the following:
*Add a 1/4 cup of seasoning to 1 cup of sour cream for a delicious veggie dip.
*Add 1/4 cup of seasoning to 1 cup mayo and 1/2 cup sour cream for delicious homemade buttermilk ranch dressing.
$8
Tallow Lotion- Unscented
4 ounces
Grass fed beef tallow and coconut oil.
Ideal for face. Baby skin friendly for all over use plus diaper cream.
$15
Tallow Lotions- Lavender
4 ounces
Grass fed beef tallow, coconut oil and lavender.
Lightly scented lavender is great for face, neck and all over body care. Safe for children 5 years and older.
$20
Tallow Lotion- Vanilla
4 ounces
Grass fed beef tallow, coconut oil and vanilla.
Lightly scented vanilla is great for all over body care. Safe for children 5 years of age and older. Not advised for face use.
Why Choose Backwoods Bare Essentials
Discover why we are your local go-to for wholesome baked goods and luxurious creams.
Natural Ingredients
We use only the finest, all-natural ingredients for health.
Traditional Methods
Handcrafted recipes and techniques ensure top quality and flavor.
Sustainability Focused
Committed to eco-friendly practices in all our products.
