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Baked goods that are worth the trip

Spiga Bakery's brioche filled with three scoops of

Photo credit: Newsday / Rebecca Cooney | Spiga Bakery's brioche filled with three scoops of gelato (here, hazelnut and dark chocolate), one of Long Island's five treats worth a drive, according to food columnist Erica Marcus. (Feb. 26, 2011)

With gasoline prices creeping upward of $3.50 a gallon, no one is going to travel from North Shore to South, from Nassau to Suffolk (or vice versa) unless there's an unforgettable treat at the end of the drive. Here are five bakery confections well worth the time and fuel. And why stop at one? None costs more than a gallon of high-test.

Gelato-filled brioche at Spiga Bakery

The cost: $3.75

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