Venezuelan Sticky Buns at Reunion Bakery Co. > Regular Sticky Buns | Bon Appétit
"Tucked into the food hall attached to The Source Hotel in Denver, this tidy stall radiates an aromatic cloud of crusty sourdough, browned butter and caramelized sugar and presents a jewel-like display of breads and pastries behind a half-glass divider. The standout is the golfeado, a Venezuelan sticky bun made from flaky laminated, buttery dough lacquered with raw sugar syrup and taken to a bittersweet edge between browned and burnt; it’s simultaneously crispy, yielding and chewy, shot through with toasty walnuts and anise seeds and finished with a shower of salty, tangy cotija cheese that perfectly offsets the dense wall of sugar and butter. Other notable items include cinnamon-sugar “churro” croissants filled with dulce de leche, delicate lemony pastéis de nata and crackly country rounds, all of which underline a bakery-focused craft that transforms familiar pastries into something special. Strongly recommended." - ByAmiel Stanek
