Najera’s Bakery

Not there anymore :(

This place must have just opened. For you Austin old-​timers, it’s located in the old location of the original Limon’s. I happened on it while driving to El Taco Rico (
) which is just across the street.
ETA: They’ve actually been open a year but close the retail during the summer!
It’s a small operation with an emphasis on hand made empanada’s. These are awesome. There are about 10 different flavors, including pumpkin and sweet potato. They are about the size of a coin purse and cost $ 0.50 each, The crust is soft and sweet with a hint of cinnamon. The are baked perfectly brown with a bit of sugar on top.
They also have an assortment of buns and cookies — including a cookie that’s been rolled like a croissant, with a pink sugary part rolled in (I don’t know how to describe it) and then the whole thing is dipped in sugar. It’s not as dense as I imagined it was going to be and very sugary — as one might guess (=
I’ll be trying more…
ETA: And I did! Apple, cream cheese, all very good.