Toronto Life – December 2018

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132 toronto life Month 2018

Holiday Pie Special

SWEET PIES

Cuckoo For Cocoa

A mug of hot chocolate is one

of the few things that takes

the ouch out of winter. But

even better than a steaming

cup of Carnation is this sweet

five-inch pie from the pie

commission, which layers

thick chocolate custard and

gently browned marshmallows

into an all-butter crust.

$6.95. 887 Dundas St. W.,

647-351-7437;

935 The Queensway,

416-848-7424.

Nut Case

BakerBots might be best known for

its ice-cream sandwiches on colossal

house-made cookies, but the

Bloorcourt Village bakery makes some

damn fine pies, too—the pecan pie, in

particular. It’s like a behemoth butter

tart, artfully covered in concentric

circles of the luscious southern nut.

$28. 205 Delaware Ave.,

416-901-3500.

Yam It Up

Sweet potatoes get the star

treatment at adamson

Bakery, a Leaside shop

that—oh, by the way—

doubles as a barbecue joint.

The filling, made from fresh

sweet potatoes, cinnamon

and nutmeg, with a prominent

vanilla note, has a luxurious

smoothness. The fluted crust,

made with butter and brisket

tallow, is then ringed with

dollops of whipped cream and

roasted pepitas—it’s a

dessert pie, but it goes pretty

darn well with the savouries

on the table, too. $24.

176 Wicksteed Ave.,

647-559-2080.

Tarted Up

Brick street Bakery, which

began in the Distillery District,

has an affinity for traditional

British savouries. That means

plenty of sausage rolls, steak

pies and, during the holiday

season, these mini rounds of

mincemeat. They’re made the

old-school way, with suet, and

loaded with currants and

raisins, then topped off with a

wee star-shaped pastry

cutout for extra yum. $2.75.

27 Trinity St., 416-214-4949;

plus five other Toronto

locations.

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