your weekly digestion of food news to consume...and chocolate pudding pastry bun!

your weekly digestion of food news to consume...and chocolate pudding pastry bun!

Just when I feel myself breaking free of my bakery pastry addiction, they come along with something new that draws me back in. I found my legs walking me towards Neighbor Bakehouse uncontrollably one recent day with the power and smell of fresh baked goodness once I entered the doors. That and no real line for a change was pretty inviting. Since my eyes are on the lookout for new things I find them locking in on the chocolate pudding bun. Basically a donut with chocolate filling (see below). The pastry part here is somewhere between a croissant and cream puff. They've baked it so the outside is crusty, crispy dark brown but the inside is very light and filled to full with chocolate pudding. And it is pudding, I asked. The bread makes it seem light but the pudding pulls it back up and falls somewhere in between on the dessert heft line for me. Though I still enjoyed it, mostly because there is a lot of pudding to make this solid. Besides the dusting of powdered sugar on top there is also some crunch from what I believe are crushed cacao nibs, maybe. They had that dark chocolate kind of flavor and it helps add a little texture to it. It is slightly bigger than your standard jelly donut, though at $3.50 I do wish it was slightly cheaper too. Seems this is the standard bearer of prices these days for specialty pastries, but at least I like it better than Dynamo Donuts, which are smaller and run the same price. While I can't see making this your everyday morning bun, I do recommend it when you want something light, chocolatey, filling and a little different than what you'd get at a Happy Donuts. Just keep in mind these are not Happy Donut or even Dunkin' Donut prices either. 


rusty's southern in the tenderloin...well, it's someone's idea of southern, bless their hearts

rusty's southern in the tenderloin...well, it's someone's idea of southern, bless their hearts

SINGLE SERVING: SAFEWAY WAFFLE BREAKFAST SANDWICH...YES, SAFEWAY!

SINGLE SERVING: SAFEWAY WAFFLE BREAKFAST SANDWICH...YES, SAFEWAY!