Behold the evil mutant pastry.
The first couple of times we went to Wildflour we weren’t impressed: we found the prices too high, the acoustics terrible, and the food fairly ordinary. But our friends kept wanting to meet at Wildflour, and after several visits we have grown to like it. They do have the best bread in the city.
At their branch in Podium they offer a pastry board: you can choose any four pastries for Php400. We picked (from bottom to top) the dulce de leche—a pastry filled with same and topped with chocolate, the old reliable sticky bun, the Nutella and banana danish, and the vanilla cronut.
Yes, the cronut, invented (and trademarked, oops) by Dominique Ansel in New York.
This mutant pastry, half-croissant and half-doughnut, is deep-fried, rolled in sugar, filled with cream, and glazed. Do not eat it by yourself! It is pure evil. Bring two friends and spread the guilt. And then skip dinner.
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June 17th, 2013 at 06:54
“Do not eat it by yourself!”
…That sounds like a challenge to me.
I’ve made a Nutella cake before, which is mostly eggs, butter, Nutella, and hazelnuts, topped with a chocolate ganache and more hazelnuts for good measure. I need more things to stick Nutella into, so maybe a banana Nutella pie like that danish would be something to try.
June 17th, 2013 at 10:53
Oh good they have a branch in Podium. Thanks for posting.
June 17th, 2013 at 13:41
I don’t see the croissant part in that cronut. Looks like any ordinary donut to me.
June 17th, 2013 at 13:49
Delectable evil hahahaha
June 17th, 2013 at 17:32
Yum!
I’ve been passing up the chance to eat at Wildflour for the longest time. Will check it out soon.
How’s their Dulce de Leche?
And finally a pastry with Nutella. I’ve had it with this Cookie Butter monstrosity. My workmate bought one in California for $4 but people are selling it here at Php 470. Okay lang kayo? Now Trader Joe’s folks are only selling 1 jar of Cookie Butter per person.
June 18th, 2013 at 00:51
It’s a doughnut made of croissant dough.
June 18th, 2013 at 00:52
Ejia and brewhuh23: We stopped buying Nutella for the house. The big jar does not last the night. We cannot even blame the cats, they don’t like sweets.
June 18th, 2013 at 05:15
I’ve heard that Biscoff spread tastes better than Trader Joe’s cookie butter.
Nutella is a sometimes food. Maybe once a month I buy a jar and use it to dip things like biscuits in, and try to make it last as long as possible. I don’t know how my self-control lasts, honestly.
June 18th, 2013 at 05:16
Oh, I see. Definitely pure evil. I never liked donuts or croissants. But then I just might like the cronut.
June 18th, 2013 at 13:27
Ejia: Biscoff spread is made of cookies (like Soylent Green is made of people) and tastes like sweet caffe latte.
June 18th, 2013 at 21:52
ako’y napadaan kanina lang dito sa sangay nila sa Podium, pagkatapos magpagupit, at bago bumalik ulit sa opisina at magpipindot sa dyaskeng laptop at mag-ki-klik-klik at magbilin-bilin sa email. pampagana sana sa papuyatan ang cronuts, pero nasaid na raw.
hindi bale–may limampung porsyentong diskwento pala sa lahat ng mga tinapay na nakadispley kapag pasara na! kaya’t binabanatan ko ngayon ang kanilang croissant na may almond sa babaw at brownies. bagamat hindi na bagong beyk, isang 30-segundo tirada lang sa microwave, panalo na ang dalwang ito! maraming salamat sa rekomendasyon.