I'm glad I don't live around here for two solid reasons.... (1) I'd gain my weight in baked goods,…read moreno doubt about it.... sooooo amazingly good; and (2) I'd be REALLY upset about Connemarra only being open one day per week. However, since I'm not from around here, it was with pure delight and joy that my daughter introduced me to this place. Just walking into their storefront, the lovely sweet fragrance of freshly baked items was ever so apparent.
While they are quite a small bakery and bake in very small batches, what they produce is so delicious, I told my daughter and son-in-law this place turns out the BEST bakery items... and when I said best, I meant BEST IN THE COUNTRY. That's pretty high praise, I'd say. IN THE COUNTRY. Supposedly, this is an Amish bakery. An Amish bakery in the heart of Wantagh, Long Island, NY. I'm not sure what makes it Amish, and I didn't bother to ask the ladies who were there on the Saturday I went, but whatever that means, I loved what I ate. I bought one of their Amish sugar cookies, which was a very soft sugar cookie, almost cake-like in texture, but still very much a cookie, which then had a layer of perfectly prepared vanilla buttercream, and then a drizzle of chocolate ganache. This normally would not be something I'd buy or eat, but when I saw it in the display case, it was callin' my name, and I'm soooooooo glad it did. It was spectacular. Soft, fragrant, buttery, creamy, sweet but not overly, with just a hint of salt. Perfection.
I also bought a pint of their banana cream pudding. Again, a tout from my son-in-law (we tend to like the same kinds of foods), and it was AMAAAAAZING. Yes, in my opinion, it easily surpasses Magnolia Bakery's claim to the best banana pudding. I ate the entire amount by myself. EASILY. What flavor !!!!!!!!
I also bought some little lemon cake/cookie, a Lemon Blossom, I believe... not really sure how to describe it, but it had a lovely lemon flavor, and I ate it in one bite. Lastly, I bought a lemon blueberry scone, and that was excellent, too.
They had a number of cupcake flavors that all looked great, but I don't typically buy cupcakes. There were a few other bakery items that I also didn't buy, but I can assure you that when I return to NY to visit family, I will request a return visit here. This was an amazing bakery with superlative baked items that are NOT to be missed !! YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM !!