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Dough on the Go: Pumpkin Ginger Bread at Baked and Wired, Washington, D.C.

24 Wednesday Oct 2012

Posted by in Bread, Doughnut, Muffin

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Every now and then, I do leave New York City for other locales. When I do, I will dutifully report on some of the local and/or regional specialties.

Title: “Pumpkin Ginger Bread: A Tale of Heartbreak”

Setting: Our favorite Dough-Eyed correspondent has taken a few days to explore the wonder of our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C.  After some expert advice, she has made a potentially life-changing discovery: a breakfast food creation of superhuman proportions, a hybrid so simple yet so ingenious that it could only be the work of a mad-but-brilliant baker. The item: the donut muffin, pioneered at the bakery Baked and Wired.

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Lemon Drop Pudding at Puddin’

10 Wednesday Oct 2012

Posted by in Pudding and Custard

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Let us for a moment take a minute to remember the joy of the Snack Pack, the delightful pudding treat that was always ready to eat, regardless of refrigeration or other means of remaining fresh. Strangely, while I’ve lost my taste for a lot of the artificial snacks that made up my childhood (mine was not a household of organic Cheerios and fruit leather), Snack Packs still hold up today as a comforting pick-me-up. Maybe it’s the nostalgia factor, but there is something unusually satisfying about a shelf-stable pudding cup.

But as much as a Snack Pack can cure a pudding craving, sometimes you want a more mature pudding. One with ingredients you can pronounce. One that requires storage below room temperature.

That’s when you head to a place like Puddin’ in the East Village.

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