Umpleby's Bakery & Café

On NPR yesterday there is a cool article on the science and chemistry behind making the perfect cookie.   All that chemistry and science knowledge comes in handy when making the best Holiday cookies in the Upper Valley.   If you don’t believe me stop by for an Orange Kiss, Chocolate Chipper or Hazelnut Linzer.  You’ll wish the holidays came more often.  Now if you will excuse me, back to the lab……..

Our seasonal favorite is returning to the Holiday Menu – The Buche de Noel –  The Yule log.  According to the Larouse Gastronomique this cake was created by the pastry chefs of Paris around 1870 who were inspired by the real logs that burned in the hearth throughout Christmas Eve.   Our yule log consists of chocolate sponge cake with mocha mousse and covered in mocha buttercream ‘bark’.   To make it festive we include meringue mushrooms, a properly dressed snowman plus a scarf and holly.

The Holiday season is upon us!   That means  our cookie case is going to start being filled with Holiday and Christmas Cookies!   Also look for our Holiday Menu to be posted soon!