Since 1988, Susan Herlands’s Scranton bakery has turned her family’s Old World recipes into hand-rolled rugelach and other pastries. The signature rugelach recipe, preserved through four generations from her grandmother Bertha Hodin’s Polish heritage, remains the company’s defining specialty, alongside Hungarian kipfel and a café selection of baked goods. My Mother’s Delicacies is certified Kosher dairy under the supervision of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis, New York.
Kosher Dairy certification under the strict supervision of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis, New York
White Plains Bake ShoppeFor nearly three decades, White Plains Bake Shoppe has baked pastries, breads, and custom cakes from scratch each day at its Mamaroneck Avenue neighborhood bakery. Now owned by Alissa and Francis Roldan, the family-run shop carries forward the recipes and early-morning baking tradition of its French artisan founder and longtime owner Lee. Alissa brings 35 years of professional baking experience, while the bakery’s certified Kosher kitchen serves both everyday customers and Westchester celebrations.WHITE PLAINS, NY
Riesterer's BakeryFor more than 94 years, family-run Riesterer’s Bakery has baked celebration cakes and everyday sweets in West Hempstead, earning a place as Long Island’s oldest bakery. Its professional cake team creates custom centerpieces for special occasions, while the bakery’s classics—including its traditional almond-flavored rainbow cookies—can now be shipped across the continental United States. Riesterer’s is also kosher certified by the Vaad of Queens, with pareve and dairy offerings and baked goods for Shabbat and Jewish holidays.WEST HEMPSTEAD, NY
Lee Lee's Baked GoodsSince 1964, Harlem baker Alvin Lee Smalls—known locally as Mr. Lee or “Lee Lee”—has handmade rugelach, the Jewish pastry he perfected after discovering a newspaper recipe while working in a hospital bakery. Lee Lee’s Baked Goods has sold its fresh, all-natural rugelach in Harlem for more than 50 years, building a cross-cultural neighborhood institution around Smalls’s distinctive version of the pastry. The shop also makes other signature baked goods and ships its rugelach beyond New York.NEW YORK, NY
Lloyd's Carrot CakeLloyd’s Carrot Cake has been baking from scratch in New York since Lloyd Adams opened his Riverdale storefront in 1986, built around a carrot-cake recipe he adapted from his mother. After Lloyd’s death, his wife Betty carried on the bakery before their children, Lilka and Brandon, took the helm following her passing. The family-run bakery now serves its signature carrot cake and other baked goods from locations in the Bronx and East Harlem, and is certified kosher dairy.RIVERDALE, NY