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Bake 360

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I have been driving by Bake 360° on 12300 South in Draper for months wondering what they were selling. My friend Isabelle from Alsace, France said it was a bakery with delicious european pastries. She was right! They might be the best pastries I have had in the states. I have written about inexpensive pastries before, but these are not inexpensive. You pay more for what you get but the quality and flavor is exceptional!

Isabelle said she loves the pistachio macaroons and I love a good ol’ pain au chocolat. They are open Tuesday-Saturday and closed Sunday and Monday. You can place orders from their website for quiche, pastries, macaroons, cakes, tortes, etc.

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This was what my girls and I shared for lunch one afternoon –  Prosciutto and Gruyere Croissant and a Cream Filled Queen Croissant. Doesn’t get any better than this!

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Can You Guess It??

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I love pastries! I don’t know if love even sums up the affair I have with them! However, I will not eat just any pastry. It must be a really good, buttery (not too buttery), flaky (not dry) pastry. My husband has labeled me the pastry snob, but I like to call me a connoisseur. I looked the word up just to make sure that I was qualified.

• CONNOISSEUR (noun)
The noun CONNOISSEUR has 1 sense:

1. an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts

I think I partially qualify for the connoisseur title. I am not an expert, but I appreciate a pastry with the best of them. Anyway, I try pastries everywhere and often when I should know they are not going to be up to my standards, but when I am craving them, it is worth the shot. Well, I found the most wonderful pastries for a great price! I will show you pictures and see if any of you can guess what bakery they may have come from.

Le Pain au Chocolat (A croissant with dark chocolate chunks):

So buttery! So flaky!

Le Croissant Amandes (A croissant filled with delightful almond paste):

What fabulous French bakery do these come from??

Can you believe it? Target! I could not believe how good these croissants are for the money. I am so impressed with the bakers at Archer Farms. So to those folks…from an amateur pastry connoisseur…keep up the good work!

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