The Breadfarm and Pan d’Oro
03-Jan-2008
My friends EE and BR were telling me about a great bakery they stumbled upon outside of Bellingham – actually in Bow, if you happen to know where that is. The bakery is the Breadfarm and after taking a look at their site I knew it would be a place I’d want to check out. Well, I hadn’t had a chance to do that yet but in the meantime EE and BR brought me a gorgeous loaf of Pan d’Oro from the bakery!
Pan d’Oro is a special Italian bread made during the holidays. It’s baked in a star-shaped mold and is meant to resemble a Christmas tree. You slice it cross-wise so that the slices are star shaped. This is a rich, eggy and slightly sweet bread. It is delicious just sliced and eaten! But it is often used more as a dessert – topped with fruit and whipped cream or creme fraiche or marscapone or drizzled with chocolate – you get the idea.
But I’ve been enjoying my loaf just plain. Perfect for breakfast with a cup of tea, or as a little afternoon treat. I may try topping it with preserves of some sort. I think apricot – golden jam on golden bread! What could be better?
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Culinary Fool 
Glad you liked it! EE
:-) Was there ever a doubt, really?
look at what I found….. http://www.flickr.com/photos/36478565@N00/
EE
Eric: That is so cool! Plus we can see where else they\’ve been eating! :-)