Somerfield have recently started selling loose, freshly baked butter croissants in their bakery section.
The croissants cost 43p each and sometimes there is a special offer where you can buy four, for 99p. They have to be picked up with tongs and placed into a white bag. There isn't a bar ... Read review
Advantages: Delicious fresh croissants Disadvantages: Have to be eaten on day of purchase
Somerfield have recently started selling loose, freshly baked butter croissants in their bakery section.
The croissants cost 43p each and sometimes there is a special offer where you can buy four, for 99p. They have to be picked up with tongs and placed into a white bag. There isn't a bar code on the bag which can make things difficult at the checkout as the assistants often take it on trust that you have bought what you say you've ... ...plastic list which the assistant has and the wrong bar codes are often scanned.
As for the croissants themselves, are large (about 6 inches long), golden and flaky. They taste very buttery but light and airy at the same time. The middle is soft and the ends are very crunchy. The fresh version is so much nicer than those in packets. The croissants do taste and smell as though they have just been baked. I've even bought them hot before. ... more
Somerfield have recently started selling loose, freshly baked butter croissants in their bakery section.
The croissants cost 43p each and sometimes there is a special offer where you can buy four, for 99p. They have to be picked up with tongs and placed into a white bag. There isn't a bar code on the bag which can make things difficult at the checkout as the assistants often take it on trust that you have bought what you say you've bought and also, the bar code is taken off a plastic list which the assistant has and the wrong bar codes are often scanned.
As for the croissants themselves, are large (about 6 inches long), golden and flaky. They taste very buttery but light and airy at the same time. The middle is soft and the ends are very crunchy. The fresh version is so much nicer than those in packets. The croissants do taste and smell as though they have just been baked. I've even bought them hot before.
I would recommend these to anyone who fancies something a little bit special for breakfast. I certainly buy them when they are on sale at 4 for 99p.
There are 2 drawbacks though - one thing is that the croissants have to be eaten on day of purchase. The second thing is that there is no nutrional information available but I would guess that they have been made near nuts and that they are quite fattening!
