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Biscuits

2014 Winner: Treats on Washington

Friends since their days at the Culinary Institute of America, owners Dana Briley and Jessica Brown turn out a panoply of willpower-crushing delights—sticky buns topped with toasted pecans, craquelins glistening with an orange-blossom glaze—but perhaps none so tempting as their fluffy biscuits. With soft, doughy interiors and lightly browned edges, they come in pleasing permutations like sweet cinnamon-and-sugar, cheesy cheddar-jalapeno, and icing-capped lemon-poppy seed. (Don’t make this hard: Just buy one of each.)

Treats on Washington

379 Washington St., Boston • (617) 202-5837
treatsboston.com


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