North Star Bakery.

• Author: Anderson, Tasha
• Position: DINING

One of North Star Bakery's customers joked with Owner Donna Young about starting a twelve-step program to help those who have gone to the bakery, tried the morning buns, and now find themselves returning time after time for the delicious pastries.

Donna and her husband Gary own North Star Bakery, but it was Gary's interest in bread that led them to open their doors in December 2004. "Gary was always fascinated with the science of bread and how it all works, and he studied and educated himself and started experimenting ... After a few years of this, people kept saying, 'You're in the wrong business; this is so good, you need to sell this.'"

And now they do, in one main location and two smaller cafes. North Star Bakery, located at 4931 East Mayflower Lane in Wasilla, offers homemade soups and sandwiches made from their bread in addition to their pastries and European style breads...