Credit: Bea's Ho-Made, Door County
Whether you’re looking for the perfect dessert to bring to a holiday party or the perfect cookies to put out for Santa on Christmas Eve, it’s the season of sweets and what better way to celebrate than at one of the state’s best bakeries. Three independently-owned Wisconsin sweet shops made Food & Wine magazine’s “100 Best Bakeries in America” list. Editors focused on newer bakeries that specialize in unique, and regional treats.
Here are the local shops that made the list and why:
Bea’s Ho-Made in Ellison Bay
“You will come to the beautiful Door Peninsula, and then you will keep driving and driving and driving, through some of the Midwest’s best-loved countryside. And then, finally, after all the other cherry pie come-ons, you will find yourself at the humble home of one of the very best in the state, the one with the lardy crust. Bea’s Ho-Made has been an essential part of the Door County experience for roughly half a century.”
Bendtsen’s in Racine
“The Danish Kringle is a Wisconsin thing more than a Denmark thing (sorry to Denmark, honestly). Butter-rich and filled with everything from almond to cherry to pecan, these wax paper-wrapped rings are a common sight on kitchen tables throughout the region. This standout source has been at it since the 1930s.”
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Origin Breads in Madison
“Sourdough loaves made with organic Wisconsin grains have made Kirk Smock something of a star in the state’s highly food-literate capital city; after a couple of years on the farmer’s market circuit, the bakery finally has a retail space of its very own.”
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