Wouda's Bakery

Bakery: Wouda's Bakery
Address: 146-1848 Main St, Penticton BC
Website: facebook
Style: European, Canadian
Price: $$ 

Well, it would have been smarter to take a picture of this bakery from the inside. Oh well, that will have to be for the next time I'm in Penticton. Nevertheless, Wouda's is perhaps the classic bakery in town with a fully-stocked array of appetizing baked goods that include Canadian staples like squares and danishes along with a few Dutch and German items that are a little less common -- did someone say poppy seed squares? ;D I love seeing these bakeries that are almost full to bursting, they have so much selection, and selection that really looks good; recently disheartened by yet another closure of a long-distance regular bakery, it's nice and comforting to see they get the customer turnaround to keep going with all these choices and affordable prices. Good job, Penticton!

Anyways, of course I just could not resist the poppy seed square ($2.95). It was mine before I even placed my order; the rest, a bit excessive for an inaugural trip, seemed to come naturally. The poppy seed square was a traditional German-style square cake with a dense poppy seed mass with a shortbread crust and lattice topped with a bit of icing. Very good -- mmm, it'd been awhile since I'd had a yummy poppy seed treat... but why so many raisins?! -__-

The cinnamon twists ($1/each), I'll admit, looked better than they were. Biting into one, I was surprised at how hard and chewy the dough was, so much that it was actually difficult to bite off a piece; instead you kind of tear and rip it apart. Would have liked it to have been... fluffier perhaps? Or maybe crunchier on the outside so it's easier to sink your teeth into it?

The next item up, the apple pecan cinnamon bun ($2.75) was an old-school sticky cinnamon bun with a nice dose of sugary coating rolled with ooey gooey cinnamon mass and chunks of apples. On top, a swirl of cream cheese icing and pecans. 

Last but not least, the butter horn  ($2.75) had to be my favourite together along with the poppy seed square. Soft, slightly chewy dough that was rich and fluffy and coated in icing. Mmmm... it's so simple, yet very good.

So while some goodies were better than others, Wouda's is a great bakery and my personal favourite in Penticton.

Rating: ***