Kneaded Bread

I live in Connecticut, and I must say, ‘it’s about time I’ve found a bakery that knows how to make a good cupcake!’ The only shame is that I have to drive an hour in a half to New York to get it. The frosting doesn’t taste like a stick of greasy butter, and the cake itself is baked to perfection, not to moist nor to stiff. The flavor is tasty, not to sweet nor to bland. This spot hits the spot!

Fantastic Rye bread, brioche bread (like challah) and french loaf. Their breads are peanut-​free (but they do make peanut butter cookies, etc.) My family gobbles down the bread within a day or two. Self-​serve if you want the bread sliced. Also, self-​serve coffee but they also offer espresso drinks made to order and lunch food (which I’ve never tried). They have a couple of tables for continental breakfast and lunch. Parking is a challenge and they sell out of the bread by 3 pm so go in the morning or you’ll be choosing the less favorite loaves (but still delicious).

The owners of this bakery are some of the nicest people I have ever met! I love supporting them because they have been so sweet to my family and I over the years. They are very hard workers and deserve all of their success! The husband also owns the BBQ restaurant called «Q» down the street which is outstanding.
I have never had anything from them that hasn’t been excellent!

I used to love this place, especially their chocolate cake with coconut frosting.
I have sinced moved from the area, and asked someone in my family to bring me a slice of it back with them after their visit there (only a two hour flight).
He said they did not have the coconut frosting that day, so he brought chocolate with chocolate frosting. YUCK – none of us could finish it… it was sickly, sickly *OVERLY SWEET* and dry.
This is what I have come to hate about American sweets, (and criticized the world over) though somehow I don’t remember the cake being like that. Either they have changed their recipe, or my taste buds have changed.
ADVICE: lessen the amount of sugar you put in the batter and the frosting!
Sorry for this bad review, though I want to be fair: the breads are delicious.

This is my favorite Westchester bakery. As other reviewers have mentioned, this is probably the BEST bakery in Westchester. From bread to pastries to cupcakes and pies — you cannot go wrong. Absolutely fantastic and fresh. Favorites: sticky buns (a big spiraled mass of brown sugar and pecans — no raisins! — and the flavor of the dough is divine), almond croissant (crescent shaped flaky croissant dough with a beautiful comb filled with plenty of delicious marzipan and topped with loads of slivered almonds and powdered sugar), orange muffin (not too sweet and good with tea), any of their muffins (they sell out fast every morning), and a seasonal favorite — their hot cross buns (I cannot even begin to describe how good these are). Whatever yeast they use, I hope they keep using it. Your baked goods are so tasty and beautifully risen, they reach the heavens.

This is quite likely the best bread bakery in Westchester.
The killer item is the chocolate bread, which sells out early — lately I’ve managed to snag the last of the big loaf, but there’s also a smaller one about the size of a roll. The cheese flavored pretzel rolls would also merit five stars, if they are available on the day you visit.
Croissants and pains au chocolat only merit four stars, the same is true for the whole wheat pullman loaf — good but not fantastic. On a recent Saturday there was a chocolate filled twist, a bit pricey at $ 3.25 that was superior to the pain au chocolat. Go for that if available.
The line is slow, because the sales clerks have to double as baristas if you’re having a cappucino, American coffee is served from vacuum pots. It’s usually quite good.
They don’t slice the bread, but let customers use a commercial slicer, which I am not thrilled about.
Thee are also attractive soups and salads, and an expanded lunch operation, but I have never bothered with these and can’t comment.

Kneaded Bread is an order at the counter, sit in café and bakery with 2 dining areas filled with plenty of seating. They offer a small selection or drinks and breakfast items which is comprised entirely items like croissants, muffins, cupcakes and other mostly sweet baked items.
FOOD: The quality of the baked goods is great, everything is very fresh and made to a high standard. The breakfast items were delicious but the Kneaded Bread might not be a good place for people with food allergies as all of the breakfast items contained dairy and eggs. I ordered a french round to go and was pleased by the taste and quality. I would come back to buy bread in the future and enjoy a cup of tea.
ATMOSPHERE: Atmosphere is cute and charming. I think it’s a great place to stop in on a morning where you want to relax and enjoy some tea and a baked good.
NEGATIVES: As I’ve mentioned if you have food allergies or don’t eat dairy or eggs your choices will be very limited here. I go to several bakeries that label dairy free, egg free, gluten free and vegan. If Kneaded Bread started using a similar system I would come back much more often and I know a lot of my friends would as well!
OVERALL: I think Kneaded Bread is a good snack/​bakery stop and probably one of the better options in the Westchester area for european style bread and pastries.

The brioche bread. Oh my god the brioche bread. I hope that heaven smells like a bread store.

I really like to think that the spirits make me do certain things. For the most part, they’re pleasurable.
Well, that’s the feeling I get when I go to the Kneaded Bread. And normally, I like to think there’s something in the air that pulls me in every time.
They have an abundance of bread loaves, croissants, and sweet rolls that are totally divine. They also have cupcakes– but what you’re getting here, are modest cupcakes with a no-​frills style to them, which I don’t particularly care for. I love my cupcakes pile high with rich ingredients like ganache, hazelnuts or other goodies.
Unfortunately, the cupcakes here, almost remind me of what Martha Stewart might whip up in her kitchen (boring). But with all jokes aside, and no offense to Kneaded Bread, I’ve had several of their pastries and they are very good in taste and ingredients.
The main attraction for me, however, is in their Hot Cocoa, because it has an ever so slight hint of cinnamon and it tastes freaking delicious.
Damn!
My ultimate pleasure principle.

Came here early Saturday morning (around 9:15am) and there was already a bit of a line! Smelled wonderful as soon as I walked in. I wanted EVERYTHING!!!
I liked that there were a few tables so that we could sit and gorge!
Unfortunately, their donut machine was broken so I didn’t get a chance to try them — WAAAAAAH! =(Tip — They only make donuts on weekends!
What we got:
Sticky Bun — This was delicious! Sweet and sticky and the bread was moist and yummy!
Almond Croissant — This was okay. Wasn’t expecting the filling to be as creamy as it was
Mixed Berry Scone — Not too dry and not too sweet; great starter for the rest of my purchases!
Chocolate Twist — Delicious! It was flaky and loved the combination of cream and chocolate!
Chocolate Brioche Bun — Pretty good although mine was a bit dry
Banana Walnut Muffin — This was okay
Corn Muffin — This was okay
Provolone Bread — Very tasty! Great for sandwiches and dipping in soup! I thought the crust would be hard and cut the roof of my mouth but it totally wasn’t and the bread inside was so fluffy!
Baguette — Was disappointed in this one
Service:
Somehow the ladies behind the counter made sense of all of the madness and orders flying around!
Will definitely come back and try more of their delicious baked goods.

Probably the finest bakery in all of Westchester, this spot has definitely earned its popularity.
I personally felt the selection was a bit small and conservative in terms of top-​notch bakeries, but what they did have was pretty exceptional. The sticky bun is delicious, with a dense, almost brioche-​like dough and a crispy, caramelized exterior. The chocolate twist here was also superb, stuffed with a light pastry cream and high-​quality chocolate.
The raisin cinnamon danish was perhaps not as successful as the above 2 items, as there was too much butter in the dough which made the interior oily and kind of soppy. Probably just a bad batch.
The best thing I had – although the sticky bun was pretty much just as good – was the blueberry muffin. The muffins here are amazing, like none I’ve ever had, more cake-​like and sweet than others. They also have this really deep, almost caramel taste.
I came here at 6:50 am on a Thursday after having an amazing moment at Laguardia Airport and waited outside in the cold, shivering and tired but excited just to be alive. And slowly I realized there were other people beside me: an old lady, a businesswoman looking nervously at her watch, a sleepy young man.
And slowly the doors opened and we were all in this bright, warm, sweet-​smelling room and we all stood in line, we four unlikely people, and I wanted to cry that life could be this way: that one can actually wander through paradise with others, that others can be present in the beauty of one’s existence.

We’re new to the area and found this place via Unilocal.It’s a winner!
Here’s what was yummy:
–the almond croissant: flaky, full of almond slices on the outside and creamy filling on the inside. Definitely try this treat if you like almond
–provolone cheese bread: great for sandwiches during the week
–close to Costco
–brioche bun: sweet, fluffy… yum!
Less yummy:
–sticky bun was dense, not flaky at all and overall it disappointed. The search for a great sticky cinnamon in Westchester county continues :-(
–sandwiches: they’re premade and apparently don’t come out all at once, so the selection isn’t that great if you don’t come at the right time. We tried the egg salad sandwich and it was pretty good!
Tip: get there early on weekend mornings because the line gets long quickly. It does move at a decent clip, but you’ll want to find a table and there aren’t many

Always a fantastic stop when your passing through Port Chester. Amazing Bread, sandwiches, salads (ready-​made or customized), desserts and soups. Fairly priced and always delicious. The service is always top-​notch. Entire staff is attentive, polite very friendly… not easy to find these days! try… Mexican tortilla soup.

Delicious sweets and breads. Always fresh and I’ll of flavor. On the other side of the shop you can find made to order salads and 2 soups made fresh daily. With a salad you get a choice of any of their fresh baked rolls. Prices are fairly reasonable for the area. Try the cupcakes. The buttercream is stacked high and very rich!

I actually have not yet visited the place, but I was able to have the cupcake from Kneaded Bread because a friend brought it back home as a souvenir! The cupcake goes perfectly with coffee. The cupcake’s size was also nice and filled me up as a dessert.

The provolone bread is a must sometimes I call ahead and have them out a loaf aside for me. The cinnamon literally oozes out of their cinnamon swirl bread and their sticky buns are so good I can’t even describe them. Don’t forget to get the fresh doughnuts on the weekends.

Awesome awesome awesomeeee…
Had a bunch of things but my favorites are their pecan sticky bun, chocolate chip cookies, and coconut cake. However, I haven’t tried anything I didn’t like there! Hubby’s favorite is the almond croissant, which is stuffed with some sort of almond pastry cream. Also, their home made ring dings are memorable. This place is heaven!
Suggestion to the owners: can you please start selling pie slices instead of just whole pies!?! I really want to try them but I just can’t eat a whole pie by myself! hahaha

Pleasantly surprised when I had their Chocolate Covered Macaroon.
Their HomeMade RingDing is Rich with many layers of chocolate cake and marshmallow filling. I recommend this treat to any chocolate lovers out their.
Their Cupcakes are airy with a sweet melt away icing. Recommend this to Anyone.
Besides their small selection of sweets their Egg-​salad is the best egg salad I have ever tasted.
They had their on DIY Bread Slicer so when we ordered a load of bread we sliced it before we left. Moreover for 4 – 8 dollars a loaf they give you a decent size of bread, not to mention that it is delicious when toasted.

Amazing Tuscan white bean soup
Olive brioche is perfect crunchy goodness.
The jelly brioche is my favorite thing on the menu. Will never eat a jelly donut with the same enthusiasm again.

We needed to hit Costco, and stopped in for a few loaves from kneaded bread, provalone and the potato rosemary.
Both loaves had crusty awesomeness and great chew. The provalone had caramelized cheese that had pooled on the bottom that was so yummy I think I’d buy the loaf again just to eat. Kneaded Bread should just cut off the ends of each loaf and sell a bag of them. I’d buy one to eat immediately and another for the plane!
Next time, we’ll try lunch!