Sweet and spicy food: wanting it with coating of saffron in bread (6,4)
I believe the answer is:
brandy snap
This might be a double definition.
'sweet and spicy food' is the first definition.
(gingerbread snack)
'it with coating of saffron in bread' is the second definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'wanting' is the link.
(Other definitions for brandy snap that I've seen before include "Cream-filled gingerbread wafer" , "Crisp, rolled biscuit" , "Cookie" , "sweet thing" , "Crisp confection" .)