If you have been searching high and low for tasty
gluten-free baked goods, then search no longer as the perfect spot has just
opened in Dublin’s city centre.
Antoinette’s Bakery is the brainchild of Sinead Vaughan, who
has been developing her own gluten-free recipes for some time now. There are six people employed in the
bakery/coffee shop – three of whom are bakers.
The staff are warm, friendly and informative and one girl
explains how each cake requires a slightly different mix of flour in order to
give it a light and airy texture. She
invites us to try the chocolate brownie and we have to agree that it is
impossible to identify it as a gluten-free product. It is light, moist and chocolaty with a soft,
smooth texture – no graininess or grittiness that might sometimes be associated
with this type of product.
Being coeliac herself, the staff member states that she has
never before had so much choice in baked goods – Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies,
Lemon Drizzle Cake, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cupcakes, Mince Pies, Christmas
Pudding, the list goes on! There are
also delicious looking Soda Breads on display as well as several products that
are Dairy, Egg and Sugar Free.
The entire shop is gluten-free – staff aren't even allowed
to bring in lunch that might contain gluten, lest it contaminates anything in
the kitchen.
The whole store screams sustainability, but in a pretty
tea-shop fashion – the décor is pink and floral with compostable coffee cups to
takeaway coffee. The coffee is sourced
from a company called Mojo in Wexford and it’s delicious and great value (€2
for an Americano).
Antoinette’s is taking orders for cakes on an ongoing basis
and for Christmas products up to December 16th.
Check out Antoinette’s Bakery, 6 Kevin Street Lower, Dublin
8, Twitter @Antoinettesbake and facebook.com/antoinettesbakery.
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