Baked to sweet pop-up perfection

WASSAIC — After being welcomed back to the hamlet of Wassaic for another season on Saturday, May 1, The Newsstand, next to The Lantern at 10 Main St., was modified to host a Pop-Up Bakery for community members and visitors to the hamlet to savor some sweet treats on Sunday, May 2.

Along with a couple of culinary and baking magazines, the shelves of the structure offered an appealing selection of baked goods from a wide range of local bakers, including pretzels and cardamon buns from Ariel Yotive of Troutbeck; ramp cheddar scones from John Dearth of The Lantern; space dogs and potato crushers from Pawling Bread Co.; and many others. 

Running from noon until all of the baked goods were sold out, the Pop-Up Bakery attracted a line of customers drawn to the bright white stand and the homemade goodies on display.

Ten percent of all the proceeds raised at the Pop-Up Bakery were directed to benefit Heart of Dinner. The mission-led, volunteered-powered 501(C)3 nonprofit organization “exists to combat food insecurity and isolation within NYC’s elderly Asian American community,” according to its website, www.heartofdinner.org. 

For more information on this year’s newsstand season, visit the Ten Mile Table website at www.tenmiletable.com/wassaic-newsstand.

— Kaitlin Lyle