Baker In The Rye - Balaclava

Baker in the Rye
150 Carlisle Street, Balaclava.

Baked Good: Poppyseed Danish
Should you stay or should you go? Swing by if you are in the area, but don't go out of your way.

It's very easy to always eat the same thing every time you eat out. I know at Subway they know my order before I open my mouth, it never changes. But every now and then I like to spice things up and try something new. And that is what I did this time around.

Baker in the Rye is a little bakery with a style possibly from the 80s. But that's also part of the charm of the bakery. You feel instantly at home.

The shop front is only small. There's a table you can sit at, but you're best to grab and go. You can see the baker tinkering away in the background while you drool at the cakes and all the fresh loaves of bread.

I ordered a Poppyseed Danish to enjoy this visit. And I'm told the poppyseed are ground on site.

The Poppyseed Danish is a sweet treat usually enjoyed around Christmas and Easter in Europe. It can only be assumed this tasty treat has been made for hundreds of years, my research wasn't able to pinpoint a time it became common place.

The poppyseed itself has been around for thousands of years. The milk of the seed was used for things like a sleeping aid, promote fertility and wealth. But my favourite is that it even was used to promote the magical powers of invisibility. Maybe this is good reason not to trust Wikipedia.

The danish has a firm thing dough layered all the way through with ground poppyseed and what tastes like almonds. It is sweet, but not overpowering. Almost a perfect blend between bitter and sweet.

Accompanying it would be a nice glass of warm milk as it can tend to be a little dry. However overall, this is an interesting treat. Would I try it again, probably not. But glad I tried it.