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The $9 bakery croissant in Austin that broke my brain
Stopped in at a new patisserie near South Congress last Saturday and they wanted nine bucks for a plain croissant. I get rent is crazy but that thing was smaller than my fist and tasted like it had been sitting since 7am. For that price I can buy a whole bag of flour and butter and fail gloriously at laminating it myself. Has anyone else hit a point where fancy bakery prices just make you want to stay home and bake your own disasters?
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jesse_west28d ago
Is it just me, or does the markup on croissants feel like the biggest scam in food right now? I mean, yeah, they take skill and time, but nine bucks for something that's basically butter and air is a hard sell when my grocery store's day-old bin has them for a dollar. Honestly, I've ruined more batches of dough than I can count, but at least my failures cost me pocket change instead of a parking ticket.
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