Trained through Houston Community College’s Baking and Pastry Arts Program, Shehaj said she began baking out of her home because it afforded her more time to spend with her small children. However, after Shehaj made a batch of homemade caramel for an event at her son’s elementary school, business began to boom, and she soon outgrew her cottage bakery.
Five years after the journey began, Shehaj opened Luliet Creamery + Bake Shop, located on FM 2920 in Spring, on Oct. 23, 2019.
“It started off as just a bakery, but then I got very interested in ice cream, so I took some classes and started experimenting,” Shehaj said. “Now we make our own ice cream from scratch. We go from milk to cone; everything’s made in-house.”
Available by the pint or cone, Luliet’s small-batch artisan ice cream comes in flavors that change seasonally, and Luliet currently offers autumn-inspired flavors such as pumpkin cinnamon roll.
“I really want to build really deep roots in the community and make sure that we’re really a part of it,” she said.
Luliet also offers a variety of sweet treats and custom and signature cakes for weddings, birthdays and other special occasions.
The business features jumbo cookies; tres leches; alfajores, which are South American dulce de leche sandwich cookies; 15-18 French macaron flavors; and 10-15 cupcake flavors that change on a daily basis. Gluten-free cupcakes are also available on the weekends or by special order.
While dining in is currently not permitted at Luliet due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Shehaj said customers are welcome to pick up treats in the store or curbside. Shehaj added she is working to expand the bakery’s outdoor seating as the weather gets cooler.
Now approaching its one-year anniversary, Shehaj said Luliet plans to celebrate the special occasion by offering specials and giveaways throughout the weekend of Oct. 23-25.
“I like to be surrounded by people,” she said. “When I was working from home it was just me, but here you get to meet the people in the community. ... That’s the fun part of my job.”
Luliet Creamery + Bake Shop
3625 FM 2920, Ste. A3, Spring
713-389-8319
www.lulietbakery.com
Hours: Tue.-Thu. 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sun. noon-8 p.m., closed Mon.
