Umpleby's Bakery & Café

Day 13:  The Chocolate Dipped Shortbread  After a long hiatus we welcome back this favorite for the Holiday Season.   The secret to the delicate crunch of this amazing cookie is that the recipe calls for some rice flour as well as AP flour.  To those who don’t know what AP stands for – if you see it in front of flour it means “all purpose”.  As opposed to standing for Associated Press or Advanced Placement or Audio Precision or Alternative Press or ….  you get the idea.

Another great thing is that we dip them in some very fine chocolate.  And nothing says Christmas like dipping stuff in chocolate. Remember the macaroons from yesterday? Dip those in chocolate and you have your self another completely new cookie.  ( I’m not going to cheat though and slip that cookie in the 24 day count)  Another great thing about this cookie is its shape.  It’s piped with a star tip giving it the nice match- stick-look.  And that’s great when you want a diversified cookie platter.  Who wants a tray of just round cookies or ball shaped cookies?  You need a few trylons to go with all those perispheres.

Day 12:  The Coconut Macaroon  We leave the flour in the barrel and the butter in the fridge for this cookie.  Made with only egg whites, coconut, sugar and vanilla this cookie is made for the gluten intolerant people.  And you know what else?  It contains minimal fat so you can eat a few and not feel the slightest bit guilty. And you know what else?  They taste great!  And they are easy to make!  So this cookie has a lot going for it. Which is nice.

Here are the featured items we are offering for the holidays!

You can order on-line for Christmas Eve!  Orders for pick up before Christmas Eve please either call or drop by the cafe! 

  Christmas Menu 2023 (101.4 KiB)

Buche de Noel $42.00 (serves 10+)
                           A wonderful centerpiece for your Christmas dinner – choose from either chocolate or vanilla sponge for the roulade.  It is filled with mocha mousse and masked with mocha buttercream and decorated with meringue mushrooms.

German Stollen $9.50 
This traditional classic beauty is filled with dried fruit, candied peel, almonds and rum making for a very festive holiday bread.

Fruit Mince Tarts $5.00.  Looking for a real Victorian era dessert?  Want to time warp back to the London of Holmes and Watson?  Want something quintessentially British?  Here you go – this is the real deal.   House made fruit mince which contains suet from Roma’s Butchery of Royalton, VT, brandy, candied peel, dried fruit and apples baked in a sablee shell. This year I think it is our best batch we have ever made.

Bourbon Pecan Pie $23.00  An encore appearance from Thanksgiving.  Great pie that balances sweet with the little punch of bourbon and crunch from the crust and pecans.  Rich enough to hold its own against any chocolate dessert.  A solid choice for Christmas.

Rosemary Olive Oil Sourdough Bread $6.00 / loaf  A great bread to have for a cheese platter or toast or to use to make a sandwich out of the leftovers from dinner!

Holiday Cookies $13.50/ baker’s dozen Orange kisses, Ukrainian snowballs, sugar,  spiral, chocolate dipped shortbreads, coconut macaroons, and chocolate crinkles to name just a few.  They are great for gifts or the holiday table.

Hazelnut Linzers $16.75 /dozen A Holiday Cookie so amazingly delicious it gets its own listing.  A rich buttery thumbprint cookie covered with crushed hazelnuts and baked with raspberry preserves. Try one and you’ll be hooked!

Please Note:  All of our regular cakes and desserts are available for special order as well! Please see our Dessert / Cake Menu!

And don’t forget the morning!  All our pastries are available to order too!