Essence Bakery Cafe

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Pastries

The pastries at Essence Bakery are an expert blend of French techniques, American classics, and specially selected organic fresh fruits. Perfectly laminated croissants, Danish, and puff pastries alongside almond sablee crusts and traditional pies are filled with scratch-made creams, curds, and seasonal fruit to create unforgettable pastries. We feature butter croissants, double-bar chocolate croissants, almond croissants, gruyere cheese danish, pistachio danish, fruit danish, cinnamon twists, and almond streusel coffee cakes. Seasonal croissants such as Meyer lemon, pumpkin streusel, honey apple, and hatch chile-cheese are favorites. Pies and tartes include coconut cream, French chocolate caramel sea salt, chocolate banana cream, and lemon meringue. Organic fruit pies include apple crumble, peach, and strawberry. French pastries include berry napoleons, eclairs, and saint honore.

Breads

The breads at Essence are crafted with respect to both traditional European and more recent techniques and innovations. Local flour from Hayden Flour Mills and organic King Arthur brands are combined to make an assortment of artisan breads for all types of bread lovers. We feature crusty French baguettes, rich French brioche, wheat sourdough made with 100% Hayden Mills wheat flour, seeded wheat pullman loaves, crusty rustic loaves, and seasonal or specialty breads such as hazelnut-fig loaves, dad’s sesame organic wheat, Greek Easter koulara, hot cross buns, and chocolate orange brioche.