Proof House Bread Co. started because someone on the internet said bread was easy to make. It isn't — but I fell in love with it anyway.

I'm Ric Von Richter, a one-person home-based bakery operating out of Indianapolis. Every loaf I make is handmade from scratch — no machines, no large batches, no shortcuts. Just real ingredients, slow process, and genuine care from start to finish. The kind of bread that tastes like someone made it for you, because someone did.

Proof House was built for people who choose intentionally — what goes in their food, where it comes from, who made it. My customers are hosts, neighbors, parents, market regulars. People who know that the best things take time and are worth waiting for.

Proof House is proudly queer-owned. I think it matters to say it proudly; particularly now.