Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Last But Not Least
The weather outside may be frightful....but it's warm and toasty (some might say delightful) at Tree-Top Baking.... The ovens have been kept busy baking holiday for Saturday's markets --- the final ones of the year. If you've been meaning to place a pre-order, please do so right away....we want to make sure we've baked enough to keep all our customers happy.
This Saturday we'll once again be selling from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at two locations: the Open Door Gallery + Coffee at the Bayview Cash Store at Bayview Corner and at the Fire Hall Market on 2nd Street in Langley. Pre-orders --- which we'll hold until 1 p.m. Saturday --- can be picked up at either location --- just make sure you tell us where you want you'll be visiting us. Pre-orders not picked up by 1 p.m. may be sold to other customers, unless special arrangements have been made in advance.
We also are taking pre-orders for three holiday items we'll be baking for pickup December 23. Order by Saturday and we'll specially bake two wonderful Christmas desserts (and fresh potato dinner rolls) next week. Choose from:
--- French Almond Cake (two layers of rich almond cake, sandwiched with apricot jam, coated in white buttercream and enrobed in white chocolate), $18 or
--- Buche De Noel (moist cake roll filled with hazelnut buttercream and dark chocolate ganache, iced in chocolate buttercream, decorated with fondant holly and meringue mushrooms), $25.
--- Potato Dinner Rolls, $6 a dozen.
To place pre-orders, please reply to this e-mail or call us at 360-720-1937. We'll acknowledge your orders and answer any questions you might have. For more information check our our website: www.tree-topbaking.com.
Other items we'll be baking this week include:
Breads
Baguettes, traditional, $3.25 and seeded, $3.75
Five-Seed Multigrain (a hearty wheat/rye bread with flax, pumpkin, sesame, millet, sunflower seeds), $6
Herb Pan Rustique (a crusty free-form loaf with Herbs de Provence), $6
Old Fashioned Cinnamon Bread, plain or iced, $6 (specify whether if you want it plain or iced)
Cracked Wheat Sourdough (a tangy round loaf full of toasted cracked wheat), $6
White Chocolate Orange Viennois (white chocolate and orange peel flavor this rich breakfast bread), $4.50.
Pastries
Cinnamon Rolls 8-pack, $6.50
Raisin Cinnamon Rolls, $6.50 (pre-order only)
Pecan Pullaparts, 8-pack, $8
New York Crumb Cakes, $4.25
Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cakes (with cinnamon and apple filling), $6.50
Almond Coffee Cakes (with our special almond paste filling), $6.50
Raspberry Coffee Cakes (brings back memories of Summer), $6.50
Special for the Holidays
Marzipan Stollen (a rich, buttery German holiday bread with marzipan filling...coated in powdered sugar), $14
Julekake (a candied fruit-filled Scandinavian bread, flavored with fresh-ground cardamom), $10
Celebration Fruitcake (loads of dates, pineapple, cherries, raisins and pecans with just enough moist cake batter to hold it together...brandy-soaked or plain), $14
Danish Kringle (our best-selling pastry ...an almond paste/raisin filling in a flaky Danish pastry. Covered in sliced almonds and sugar), $14
Italian Panettone (golden raisins, orange and lemon peel in a rich, tall, buttery holiday bread), $14
Fruited Gingerbread (dried cranberries in a zesty, flavorful gingerbread), $4.25
Santa's Cookie Box (24-cookies --- A one-pound-plus assortment of thumbprint, coconut crisps, chocolate biscotti, butter, spiced ginger, divinity cookies and coconut maccarons), $14
Decorated Cookies (2-pack of delicious butter cookies. Trees and snowmen), $5
Pfeffernusse (an old-fashioned anise, cinnamon and allspice cookie, coated in powdered sugar 8-ounce holiday bag, $4.50
Pumpkin Loaf (a moist pumpkin and spice cake topped with pumpkin seeds), $5.50
Cranberry-Orange Loaf (fresh cranberries, orange peel and pecans in a tart/sweet loaf cake), $5.50
Date-Nut Loaf (pecans and sweet dates enrich this memorable loaf cake) $5.50
Keep warm...we'll see you Saturday!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Two Weeks To Go
Two weeks to go:
TTB bakers busy
at the bench....
Neighbors tell us "the smells are wonderful".... Alas, we've been in the studio so long that we don't notice the aromas that arise when all that butter, sugar, fruit and eggs are turned into special holiday breads, pastries, cakes and cookies...items we'll be selling for two more special Whidbey Island weekends...
Come visit us this weekend -- in Bayview or Langley -- to see, taste, and (yes) buy those holiday items we've been talking about for weeks....butter-rich Italian Panettone (cooled upside down to retain their shape...photo at right), Marzipan Stollen, Scandinavian Julekake, Danish Kringle, decorated cookies, cookie boxes and more....
And for those of you who want a special holiday dessert, Gerry will be baking --- by special order only --- two cakes which we'll be offering for pickup Dec. 23--- two days before Christmas and several days after our last holiday market of the season. (For a sneak peek, check our website: www.tree-topbaking.com. We'll follow up with more information in a separate e-mail soon.)
Meanwhile, we'd like once again to ask for pre-orders. Let us know as soon as you can what you would like and where you would like to pick up you order. Although we'll be baking extra quantities of some items, we rely on pre-orders to determine how much we will bake. This week we'll be selling from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in two locations: at the Open Door Gallery + Coffee in the Bayview Cash Store at Bayview Corner, and as part of the Bayview Holiday Market in Langley at the Old Fire Hall on Second Street.
Items we'll be baking this week include:
Breads
Baguettes, traditional, $3.25 and seeded, $3.75
Campagne (a rustic country French loaf), $6
Five-Seed Multigrain (a hearty wheat/rye bread with flax, pumpkin, sesame, millet, sunflower seeds), $6
Herb Pan Rustique (a crusty free-form loaf with Herbs de Provence), $6
Old Fashioned Cinnamon Bread, plain or iced, $6 (specify whether if you want it plain or iced)
South Whidbey Sourdough (a tangy round loaf full of toasted cracked wheat), $6
Bavarian Farmer's Bread (a darker rye bread with a touch of molasses), $6.
White Chocolate Orange Viennois (white chocolate and orange peel flavor this rich breakfast bread), $4.50.
Pastries
Cinnamon Rolls 8-pack, $6.50
Raisin Cinnamon Rolls, $6.50 (pre-order only)
Pecan Sticky Buns 8-pack, $8
New York Crumb Cakes, $4.25
Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cakes (with cinnamon and apple filling), $6.50
Almond Coffee Cakes (with our special almond paste filling), $6.50
Raspberry Coffee Cakes (brings back memories of Summer), $6.50
Special for the Holidays
Marzipan Stollen (a rich, buttery German holiday bread with marzipan filling...coated in powdered sugar), $14
Julekake (a candied fruit-filled Scandinavian bread, flavored with fresh-ground cardamom), $10
Celebration Fruitcake (loads of dates, pineapple, cherries, raisins and pecans with just enough moist cake batter to hold it together...brandy-soaked or plain), $14
Danish Kringle (our best-selling pastry ...an almond paste/raisin filling in a flaky Danish pastry. Covered in sliced almonds and sugar), $14
Italian Panettone (golden raisins, orange and lemon peel in a rich, tall, buttery holiday bread), $14
Fruited Gingerbread (dried cranberries in a zesty, flavorful gingerbread), $4.25
Santa's Cookie Box (24-cookies --- A one-pound-plus assortment of thumbprint, coconut crisps, chocolate biscotti, butter, spiced ginger, divinity cookies and coconut maccarons), $14
Decorated Cookies (2-pack of delicious butter cookies. Trees or snowmen, $5
Pfeffernusse (an old-fashioned anise, cinnamon and allspice cookie, coated in powdered sugar 8-ounce holiday bag, $4.50
Pumpkin Loaf (a moist pumpkin and spice cake topped with pumpkin seeds), $5.50
Cranberry-Orange Loaf (fresh cranberries, orange peel and pecans in a tart/sweet loaf cake), $5.50
Date-Nut Loaf (pecans and sweet dates enrich this memorable loaf cake) $5.50
We'll see you Saturday in Langley and Bayview.
Friday, December 5, 2008
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