THE WORLD’S LARGEST PRODUCER
OF AUTHENTIC CUBAN BREAD
Do you need delicious Cuban bread for your restaurant?
La Segunda Bakery has been baking the best Cuban bread for over 100 years. Come discover the #1 wholesale restaurant Cuban Bread supplier. Our authentic Cuban Bread, and several other Latin-baked products are available through Food Service Distributors nationwide. Don’t have a food-related business but love Cuban Bread? Visit our consumer website to order authentic Cuban bread.
The Authentic Cuban Sandwich
An authentic Cuban sandwich must be made with authentic Cuban bread and no one takes this more seriously than La Segunda Central Bakery. Since 1915, La Segunda has been the premier Cuban bread bakery in the Tampa Bay area and beyond, carefully maintaining the original, Authentic Cuban Bread recipe that founder Juan Moré discovered nearly 100 years ago in a small Cuban town…
Wholesale Cuban Bread
In addition to providing artisan Cuban bread to Tampa residents from our storefront bakery and café, La Segunda is one of Florida’s most well-known commercial bakeries. We provide wholesale fresh and frozen Cuban bread and other baked products to prominent restaurants, grocery stores, hotels, schools, entertainment parks, and major food distribution companies across the country. We are a Cuban Bread Wholesale Supplier that ensures the same consistent and friendly customer service to our regional and national wholesale clients as we do to our local clients.
Our long-standing relationships with prominent customers such as the famed Columbia Restaurant, Wright’s Gourmet House, Beef ‘O’ Brady’s, Carmine’s Seventh Avenue, and many others set us apart from the various bread bakeries in Tampa, Florida, and surrounding areas. Plus, with thousands of loaves on hand at any given time, we never run out of bread, which means we can deliver more to your restaurant or business if you need it, day or night.
Our Craft
Today, Moré’s legacy and his love for Cuban bread continues to shine through our family’s fourth-generation owners and our award-winning, delicious Cuban bread recipe, made originally for the Cuban sandwich. We proudly hand-bake the traditional 36-inch loaf, as well as our popular 18-inch loaves, around the clock, churning out over 15,000 loaves of bread daily. Each and every loaf is formed out of the freshest, specially-blended ingredients and then baked directly on the hearths of the rotating ovens. A signature split down the middle is created with the century old tradition of placing a palmetto leaf down the middle.
OUR PRODUCTS
Authentic Cuban Bread
Crusty on the outside, soft on the inside, our century-old authentic Cuban bread consists of high-gluten spring wheat flour created specifically for our bakery. It also contains a shortening with zero trans fat. It’s most commonly used for Cuban sandwiches, but many simply love it plain, warm and fresh.
Media Noche
Translated as "Midnight Bread," this hoagie-shaped bread is used mainly for Cuban sandwiches. We use real eggs to make it a little sweeter than our Cuban bread. This also creates a soft interior and yellowish coloring. Its unique flavor will turn the common turkey sandwich into a mouthwatering masterpiece.
Coca Hamburger Buns
The sweetest of all our breads, the Coca bun is made with sugar. It has a soft interior and tremendous flavor. These buns pair wonderfully with hamburgers, pork sandwiches or even eaten with butter as breakfast toast.
Honey Wheat
Our health conscious Honey Wheat bread substitutes honey for sugar, creating an outstanding flavor. Additionally, our Honey Wheat is made with 51% whole wheat flour to make it a healthy alternative to our regular Cuban bread. This item is perfect for schools, bistros, delis, hospitals, day care, or any retail outlets featuring healthy alternatives.
Delivered Fresh Daily (No Food Service Options): Hoagie rolls, Basket breads, Dinner rolls, Onion rolls, Hamburger buns, Kaiser rolls, Bucket breads.
CUBAN BREAD RECIPE
(All measures are by weight except water)
1 qt. water (cool with ice)
1oz. salt
1 oz. sugar
2 oz. yeast dissolved in 1 cup of lukewarm water
3 ½ lbs, all-purpose flour
2 oz. shortening
palm leaf strips
INSTRUCTIONS:
Put water and ingredients in a large mixing bowl, mix at low speed for 4 min., then at high speed for 6 min. Place dough in a warm place (about 80 degrees F). Cover with a cloth, and let dough rise for 45 min.
Mold into 6 oz. balls, set in warm place and cover for 45 min.
Roll into small 6 in. loaves, dampen leaves and press them hard into top of loaves.
Place loaves leaf side down on board or cloth covered board. Space apart to allow for expansion, cover and let rise 45 min..
Place loaves on stone in a 400 degrees F preheated oven, leaf side up. Bake for 20 to 30 min.
……according to taste.
Please note: Use dough hook on the mixer instead of beaters, because the dough is very stiff. Make loaves by using rolling pin, then roll like a cigar approximately 2in. wide.
Strips of other material maybe used in place of palm leaves. (rope, shoestring, strips of parchment paper etc.) palmetto preferred!!!!
Want our Cuban bread in your restaurant?
If you are starting a new restaurant you will need to set up an account with a Food Service Distributor. If you already have a Food service Distributor, then it is time to contact Giuseppe at 813-810-6920 or Giuseppe@cubanbread.com. Giuseppe will give you the product code for your distributor and work with your sales rep to make sure you get the product in hand in a timely manner. Making the sandwich is up to you!