Get sticky

Get your buns across the bridge. While you're at it, get your fried chicken there, too.

Jan Newberry

Fried-chicken sandwiches may be Bakesale Betty’s claim to fame—the Oakland bakery sells almost 550 of them every day. But now there’s a new reason to join the line on the corner of Telegraph Avenue and 51st Street: Blue-wigged Alison Barakat has just added sticky buns to her lineup of homestyle baked goods. Starting with a classic yeast dough, Barakat and her team of bakers fill the buns with plump raisins from Hamada Farms, pecans, and a sweet, rich combination of brown sugar, cream, and butter. Come early and enjoy them warm, or, if it’s Sunday, head over to the Temescal Farmers’ Market. The buns are available at the Bakesale Betty booth there, too. Bakesale Betty: 5098 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, 510-985-1213; Temescal Farmers’ Market: 5300 Claremont Ave., Oakland

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