In college, I occasionally visited a small restaurant on the edge of downtown, located right next to the train tracks. With just a handful of tables and chairs outside, and only one set inside, it was more of a shop than a restaurant, but it was still one of the most popular places in town.
They sold some of the best thin crust pizza, both by the slice and by the pie, piled thick with tomato sauce, cheese, and a wide variety of toppings. The vegetarian and Hawaiian flavors seemed to disappear the fastest, followed by the meat lovers, pepperoni, and plain cheese slices.
But they offered more than just pizza…
The shop was owned and operated by the biggest baking company in town, so they also sold plenty of freshly baked goodies. We almost always found long baguettes, sourdough loaves, and French bread in oversized baskets behind the cashier, along with muffins, scones, éclairs, cream puffs, Boston cream pie slices, and molten chocolate lava cakes in the glass display case to the right of the register.
Towards the end of college, I discovered that the store discounted their breakfast pastries after 5 pm in order to make room for the next round of freshly baked ones the following morning. The day I read their little chalkboard sign, I immediately bought a side salad and jumbo-sized blueberry scone as big as my entire hand, completely forgoing the pizza.
As much as I enjoy fresh hot pizza… I love my baked treats even more!
After eating the salad while sitting on one of the benches outside, I broke off a piece of the scone and popped it into my mouth. After swallowing, I immediately reached for the water bottle in my backpack.
That scone was so dry and crumbly! Despite being freshly baked that morning, I thought its texture resembled something that had been on display for three days instead.
I quickly learned my lesson and opted for muffins after that… Much more moist and tender, even at dinnertime after sitting out all day!
I also started baking my own scones at home, like these Healthy Blueberry Almond Scones! They’re full of plump sweet berries, just like the ones from that little shop, but these homemade scones are incredibly moist and tender on the inside. Not one bit dry!
Also unlike those ones from college, these healthy blueberry almond scones contain no eggs, heavy cream, refined flour or sugar… And they’re just 135 calories!
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