Temple Pastries
Chocolate Pecan Pie
Fig & Oat & Honey Cookie
Kouign Amann
Rye Pain au Chocolat
Cinnamon Streusel Cake Donut
Date & Almond Scroll
Pumpkin Cheesecake Croissant
Apple Creme Fraiche Tart
Chocolate & Cocoa Nib Cookie
Called “The Cult of the Croissant” by owner Christina Wood Seattle’s Temple Pastries has achieved a fervent following in its short existence, and on Thanksgiving Day the Bakery was found operating as usual on South Jackson Street though based on pursed lips and blank stares it seemed as though some employees weren’t excited to be there.
Inspired by local-seasonal Ingredients, offerings prone to frequent changes highlighted on this holiday by 3” Pies including gooey Chocolate Pecan or Caramelized Apples beneath a mountain of Creme Fraiche, Wood’s Viennoiseries all warrant a taste whether Pain au Chocolat built from Rye or Kouign Amann still-molten at the base.
Not prone to the outlandish exploits of Ansel and others, instead creating rustic Cookies such as Chocolate Chip using bitter Nibs or Oatmeal imbued by Figs, Cake Donuts achieve high marks thanks to an oilless texture but plenty of moisture while Date & Almond Scrolls and Pumpkin Cheesecake Croissants each attest to skilled lamination and a lack of reliance on added Sugar or unnecessary additions.
www.templepastries.com