It's finally BIALY TIME!! Aside from Rugelach, this is the most requested item that I bake. Like most good bread, it isn't a simple twirl in a mixer and a little time in a hot oven. It needs an overnight fermentation to enhance the flavor & must be shaped by hand. A Bialy is a flatish round roll that's puffy around the edge & surrounds a central depression filled with caramelized onion, poppy seeds and history. It was created in the Jewish quarter of Bialystok, Poland and despite Nazis murdering most of the Jews of that town in 1941, survivors brought the recipe with them to New York City. Let me make one thing clear, a Bialy is NOT a version of a bagel. It is a different recipe with different ingredients & techniques. In my opinion a Bialy is more closely related to airy pizza crust. Unlike loaves of hearty bread, these fresh rolls have a short shelf life (a day or two when kept in an air tight container) but freeze beautifully. And they're VEGAN too. Check out my Scallion Cream Cheese recipe too. Details below.

HERE'S WHAT I'M BAKING THIS WEEK

I post each week's menu on Monday at bonnibakes.com  Orders must be in by 5 pm Wednesday and pick-up is Friday afternoon in Catskill Village. I hand bake small batches in limited quantities using fresh ingredients (local when possible) with no preservatives. First come, first served. Cash or Venmo only. Order at bonnibakescatskill@gmail.com 

RUGELACH   $5/pkg  4oz

The classic real deal, individually handmade with cream cheese dough that bakes into a super flaky pastry. Filled with plump raisins, toasted walnuts, Saigon cinnamon and apricot jam that melts in your mouth. Because they're baked fresh, you can freeze them too.

BIG COOKIES   $3 each or 4/$10

CHOCOLATE ORGASM 

My signature cookie that I've been baking since 1999. It's a chocoholic's fantasy come true...mostly melted Belgium bittersweet chocolate surrounding chunks of more chocolate, toasted almonds and just enough flour to hold it together. Too satisfying to share...maybe.

CATSKILL CATS

They're a little jealous of all the attention the BIG CATS on Main St are getting but these whimsical multi-colored feline sugar cookies also love to honor their home town of Catskill. Colors vary.

SALTED CHOCOLATE CHUNK

My version of America's favorite cookie, palm sized, filled with large chunks of bittersweet chocolate and a sprinkle of Maldon salt on top. It hits all the notes perfectly!

SNICKERDOODLE

Crisp outside, softer inside and covered all over in Saigon cinnamon sugar. You don't need a special event to reward yourself, you deserve a treat!

BROOKLYN BIALYS   $6/pkg of 4  SOLD OUT

These bialys taste just the way I remember them from my childhood in Brooklyn. I love them split & toasted with a schmear of butter or scallion cream cheese...lox optional. Topped with tomatoes from my garden. Here's my 

Scallion Cream Cheese recipe

 

8 oz Philadelphia Cream Cheese

1/4 c sour cream

pinch of salt, to taste

pinch of garlic powder, to taste

1/4 c chopped scallions

Combine cream cheese, sour cream, salt & garlic powder in a medium bowl. Stir until smooth. Add scallions & stir until combined.

BLUEBERRY SCONE   $4

Buttery rich & soft on the inside with a crunchy golden exterior embracing an overflow of blueberries. So satisfying any time of day.

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Have a wonderful week and bon appetit!  Bonni