Just a quick post about how much we love Metropolitan Bakery's baked goods. We love them, we love them, we love them! Above is a photo of their oh-so-delicious Pumpernickel. From their website:
Our version of the traditional European black bread. The coffee and rye chops create a slightly bitter taste that contrasts wonderfully with the sweetness of the caramelized onions. Unbleached white flour, dark rye flour, natural rye starter, water, yeast, caramel color, rye chops, kosher salt, onions, sunflower seeds, white starter, brewed coffee, cocoa powder, honey, molasses.
$5.20
Although $5.20 is a lot to pay for bread, the loaf will last you a good while and you're really paying for a quality product (your taste buds will thank you!). If you think you won't be eating it too quickly, ask them for a plastic freezer bag. Picky usually just cuts the loaf in half and freezes one half while we work on finishing off the other. Picky also prefers to slice his own bread — Messy is, unsurprisingly, inept at bread cutting. Not to knock Metropolitan's wonderful bread cutting device, he just has an odd satisfaction in cutting his own bread (kind of an oddball, eh?).
The Pumpernickel's moist, but not wet, innards are protected by a not-too-hard crust that will give a bit if you push from the outside. The yeasty-honey-molasses smell will warm your senses, especially with the strong caramelized onion bite. Lightly toasted with a slather of your favorite butter (we love the unsalted roll butter from Fair Food Farmstand — seriously, this stuff makes everything taste like heaven!), this will make for a nice quick on-the-go breakfast or a delicious mid day snack to hold you over until the next meal.
For more thoughts on the goodies at Metropolitan, check out e's visit at Foodaphilia and the Fork You! vist. We're very jealous!
Metropolitan Bakery is celebrating their 15th Anniversary this year. We've been on board for the last five and hope to be enjoying their delicious concoctions for many years to come! You can try your hand at their delicious recipes with their new cookbook. The millet muffins are delicious and (we hear) easy to make.
Metropolitan Bakery has multiple locations: Reading Terminal, Rittenhouse Square, Old City, University City and Chestnut Hill.
Their pumpernickel is probably one of my favorite breads they make. Have you tried their spelt loaf?
YES we have! It's quite incredible. And there's usually not time to take a photo of it before it's all eaten
I also love their cookbook… awesome chocolate chip cookies and really good muffins… granola. Have you cooked out of that at all?