Fans of the festive season are all in a flutter over the news that high street bakery chain Greggs is bringing back its Christmas pasty.
Hitting stores on November 5th, the Festive Bake packs all the highlights of a Christmas Day meal into a tasty flaky pastry shell finished off with a crumbly topping.
Fans of the festive staple will be able to sink their teeth into a filling of chicken breast, sage and onion stuffing and bacon mixed in a creamy sage and cranberry sauce.
Priced at £1.50 – the same price as 2017 – the seasonal Bake comes in at 453 calories per portion.
Excitement is so high for the product that the company has even created a website – isthefestivebakeoutyet.com – dedicated to counting down to the hours and minutes until the Festive Bake comes straight out of the oven and into consumer’s hand.
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— Greggs (@GreggsOfficial) July 31, 2018
And over on Twitter the talk amongst Festive Bake aficionados reached fever pitch.
One wrote: ‘I know we’re all excited for Fallout 76 – but I think we can all agree that it pales in comparison to the return of Greggs Festive Bake. Literally the most wonderful time of the year. Only a few weeks to go.’
Another added: ‘17 days till I take the first bite of what will be the 1st of the 100 Greggs Christmas bakes I consume this year.’
A third quipped: ‘The only Christmas countdown I care about isthefestivebakeoutyet.com’
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Posted by Greggs on Friday, October 19, 2018
Over on Facebook, there were also a few suggestions for how Gregg’s could make the Festive Bake experience even better.
One wrote: ‘I used to get a festive bake every day, please bring out a gluten free version so I can resume consumption.’
While another added: ‘This should be sold all year round a pasty not just for Christmas it’s for life’
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