Merridee's Breadbasket

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It all began in 1880 when Anna Maria Faust, Merridee's grandmother, came to Minnesota from Sweden, bringing her most precious recipes, a sense of tradition and an uncompromising set of values for high quality food. She worked as a cook in St. Paul and was at one time the head cook for the Pillsbury family. Anna Maria always wanted to have a bakery of her own. She enjoyed good conversation, good humor and good coffee, which she brewed all the time. Anna Maria passed on this heritage to her daughter and to her granddaughter, Merridee.Merridee Erickson grew up on the family farm near Winthrop, Minnesota, baking breads, pies, and sweets with her mother. Saturday was bread-baking day, and by the age of nine she was doing most of the baking herself. After finishing high school, Merridee attended the University of Minnesota where she studied Food Business. In the spring of 1960, on Kentucky Derby Day, she met Tom McCray. They were married that same year on November 25th at Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. In 1967, Merridee and Tom moved to Middle Tennessee and eventually settled in the Fernvale area in Williamson County. Merridee kept very busy raising her family, but just like her grandmother, hoped to one day open a bakery.In 1981, Merridee's dream became a reality. She first began retailing her fresh-baked delights from her house, then from a little log cabin in Fairview. As word spread, she was asked to open a bakery and restaurant in historic downtown Franklin. An old hardware store warehouse on Fourth Avenue, that was once a harness shop, became the home of Merridee's Breadbasket in the spring of 1984. The business was a resounding success, becoming a treasured destination for people from all over Middle Tennessee and beyond.

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