Delectable Bites Extolled At Berkeley Bakery

BERKELEY, CA — Many health-conscious residents, who otherwise avoid sweet treats, indulge during the holidays. So the Mercury News checked out bakeries around the Bay Area and selected nine that it considered praiseworthy. Making the cut is Masse’s Pastries of Berkeley.

Specifically, Masse’s Pastries was singled out for sufganiyot , which are Jewish jelly-filled donuts.

"We were the first place in the Bay Area to do sufganiyot," Marcia Masse told the Mercury News. "People lose their minds over those guys."

Masse’s Pastries is at 1469 Shattuck Ave. in Berkeley

Here is the full list of bakeries chosen:

• Berkeley: Masse’s Pastries
• Brentwood: Frog Hollow Farm
• Burlingame: Copenhagen Bakery
• Los Gatos: Fleur de Cocoa
• Oakland: Tarts de Feybesse
• Redwood City: La Biscotteria
• San Francisco: Braid Bakery
• San Jose: The Celtic Tea Shoppe
• Walnut Creek: European Delights Bakery

Read the full story in the Mercury News.