This is how I spent most of my Sunday, at the Gluten & Allergen Free Expo. There were so many food samples that I didn't need to buy lunch, and I came home with a bag full of gluten-free goodies to try. There were even beer and cider samples! But my favorite thing? It was the pastry in the photo above, from Bacano Bakery in Oakland. It's probably one of the best gluten free baked goods I've ever eaten. Puff pastry seems to be one of those things that's hard to duplicate in a gluten-free version, but they've got it figured out. That apricot pinwheel was so good, that had someone served it to me outside of a gluten-free expo, I would have been questioning its gluten-free-ness.
Bacano doesn't have a store front yet, but they have a website and facebook page, and you can find them at some Farmer's Markets. I may have to make a special trip to the East Bay just for some Bacano Bakery treats...
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