Re: I've had my daily requirement of butter

Aug 25, 2026 Last reply: 5 hours ago 2 Replies


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> >> my neighbor said
> >> they have fabulous, very, very large croissants that go for $8 > >> each.
> >
> > Whoa...pricey!
> >
> > Fresh-baked croissants were 2/5$ at Sprouts today.
> >
> Those croissant looking things at Sprout's are not croissants,

No, really they are.


However...



AI Overview "Sprouts bakes their croissants in-store using pre-made, prepared dough rather than laminating and rolling the dough from scratch.



In-Store Baking ProcessDelivery: The frozen, pre-shaped or ready-to-proof croissant dough is shipped directly to individual Sprouts Farmers Market locations.



Thawing and Proofing: Bakery staff thaw, shape, and let the unbaked dough rise (proof) so it develops its airy structure.Baking: The croissants go into the in-store ovens daily to yield fresh, warm pastries for the bakery shelves."



Now before you go off on the dough being frozen, Dunkin is doing the same with their donuts now.



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Still a donut - just not anywhere as fresh as Krispy Kreme.



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just like the bagel looking things you can buy at grocery stores don't
> qualify as bagels.
>

Generally true.



And over-true if you eat that awful McDs breakfast bagel sammich I tried...once...



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Hockey ouck time.


In other words, commercial junk.>

I do have a fondness for Krispy Kreme glazed, even though it's been a dozen or more years since I've had any donut. I can hardly imagine ever buying any other type of donut.>

My first GF was ethnically Jewish, so I learned about real bagels. There was also this brand of Kosher salami called Wilno. They were divine. Then, Sara Lee corporation bought the company and killed off the brand.>

The only breakfast thing I ever order at McD's is the sausage McMuffin, and it's been at least a year or two. My standard for fast food breakfast is not that high. My standard for baked goods is through the roof. When I was still working, I got a lot of sausage muffins. I'd order 2, and take the bottom buns off to have with strawberry preserves, then I'd have a double sausage sandwich. Sometimes, I'd bring it home and add an over easy egg to it.

Their chocolate iced are almost as good.

Sara sucks.

A real bagel shop bagel is like a real freshly cooked donut - it should be yeasty and chewy, not dense and lifeless. Needs some tug.

Any breakfast burrito from any half-decent mexican cafe or truck will beat all.

I've had them from a joint where they used Ore Ida's O'Brien style frozen hash browns sent to the deep fryer and it still managed to work.

Heck yes.

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