I'd not been to Giant in a long time as it is not my favorite store (and I was in London), but I took a trip there this morning (enticed by the $8 coupon and the weekly specials) and was pleasantly surprised by the friendliness of the staff and the newly designed, wider aisles. Even though I normally don't spend much time at the bakery, being disappointed at Dawson's earlier (where I went for the cheese and scallion biscuit, but they sell it only in a pack of 8, and they didn't look that fresh) I decided to pass by the case where display the freshly baked goods. I'm not easily enticed by muffins, bagels, giant croissants, but the pretzel croissant caught my eye so I decided to give it a try (justification: it would make a nice treat while watching the inauguration) To my surprise, it was fresh, non-greasy like the typical croissants, and very tasty. It also wasn't as salty as a typical pretzel. When I got home, I had it with a swiss-chard and onion omelette, and then had a bite of it with raspberry jam and coffee, and regretted not having bought more. When warmed up at 250 degrees in the toaster oven, the pretzel croissant turned out to be wonderfully crunchy on the outside and beautifully soft on the inside, almost craving for butter (yes, that will happen, too, with the next one)... For now, I am dreaming of: zesty dijon or english mustard, smoked turkey or ham, and emmental or swiss cheese with a bit of lettuce or tomato in this crusty package. It will remind me of the French cafes, or even better the Sprungli Cafe in Zurich where they know how to make a sandwich beautifully so much so that you can't chose between the options in the case...
Update: See how I paired it with Ham & Cheese couple days later :-)
Update: See how I paired it with Ham & Cheese couple days later :-)
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