ST. LOUIS — For families across the St. Louis region, Fat Tuesday brings cherished traditions. At Show Me St. Louis, it also means continuing one of our own: a visit to Helfer’s Pastries to check in on Emmy — the bakery’s beloved “official bakery baby.”
Inside the Florissant shop, the energy is high, the fryers are hot, and trays of powdered pastries line the counters. Fat Tuesday simply wouldn’t be the same without Helfer’s famous paczki.
The Helfer family founded the bakery in 1977. Today, their daughter Jamie and her husband Cameron proudly carry on the family tradition, running the business with the same dedication — and plenty of sugar…