How a mother-daughter duo became Mesa’s cinnamon roll queens

Inside a nondescript strip mall off Guadalupe Road in Mesa, a warm, sweet scent spills out from Our Community Kitchen and its adjoining retail space, The Kitchen’s Market — a shared culinary hub buzzing with artisan makers. This concept is home to Rolled Out Bakery, a cinnamon roll operation run by mother-daughter duo Erica White and Hannah Miles.

What began as a way to feed a growing family on a tight budget has since risen into a full-fledged small business, rooted in love, learning and a lot of yeast.

“I didn’t know how to bake when I got married,” White laughs. “All I could do was boiled rice, salad and cookies.”…

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