Toronto Life – December 2018

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Month 2018 toronto life 133

The Great Pumpkin

The pastry chefs at mabel’s

bakery make the most perfect

pumpkin pie—you could say they’re

the lords of the gourds. The secrets

to their oh-so-fluffy filling? Canned

pumpkin purée, a whack of good

whipping cream and a generous

glug of Canadian maple syrup, for

a sweet, slightly smoky touch. $18.

2755 Dundas St. W., 416-519-4375;

plus three other Toronto locations.

Curd Appeal

Lemon meringue pie, that jukebox-diner staple,

gets a high-end makeover from bobbette and

belle, one of the city’s fanciest pastry boutiques.

A supremely creamy lemon curd rests between a thin

yet sturdy shortbread crust and an elegantly styled

canopy of smooth, lightly toasted meringue. It’s

almost (almost) too pretty to slice. $32.

1121 Queen St. E.; 3347 Yonge St., 416-466-8800.

Big Apple

Popular Bedford Park bakery the

rolling pin makes classic, just-like-

grandma-made-’em apple pies; the

golden-brown shells are stuffed with

a mix of cinnamon-laced Macintosh,

Granny Smith and Red Delicious slices,

and beautifully latticed overtop. $25.

1970 Avenue Rd., 416-691-4554.

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