Arizona's Sweetest Secret: 9 Affordable Bakeries for Your Morning Pastry Fix

Look, I am not a morning person. The only thing that drags my grumpy soul out of bed before 8 AM is the promise of sugar, butter, and a steaming cup of coffee. Naturally, I assumed my caffeine-and-carb addiction was going to bankrupt me. But living in Arizona has its perks, and I don’t just mean sweating through nine months of summer. Hidden right under our noses are little neighborhood bakeries serving up pastries so good, and so ridiculously cheap, that I actually questioned the math. Ar