10 of the most mouthwatering Toronto pies and tarts
10 of the most mouthwatering Toronto pies and tarts
Hit the ’nog and let the city’s best bakers do dessert. Here, 10 top Toronto pies
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- Best Toronto Pies and Tarts
- Best Toronto Pies and Tarts
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- Satiny rum-spiked filling is laced with crunchy toasted pecan halves for a rich slice. The crust gets its delicacy from shortening and its flavour from butter. $16.50. <strong><em>Mabel’s Bakery</em></strong><em>, 323 Roncesvalles Ave., 416-534-2333.</em>
- Best Toronto Pies: Pecan
- Best Toronto Pies: Pecan
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- A pie even pumpkin skeptics will love. If the silky, spice-kissed custard doesn’t do it, the cookie-like shortcrust will. $15. <em><strong>All the Best Fine Foods</strong>, 1101 Yonge St., 416-928-3330.</em>
- Best Toronto Pies: Pumpkin
- Best Toronto Pies: Pumpkin
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- Idared apple–sour cream filling is wrapped in pastry and topped with crumble so you get the best of two desserts. $9–$16. <em><strong>Altitude Baking</strong>, 1346 Queen St. E., 416-461-7519.</em>
- Best Toronto Pies: Sour cream apple crumble
- Best Toronto Pies: Sour cream apple crumble
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- Crisp pâte sucrée cradles tangy lemon curd and a crown of Swiss meringue. An American classic made with French restraint. $24. <em><strong>Nadège</strong>, 780 Queen St. W., 416-368-2009; 1099 Yonge St., 416-968-2011.</em>
- Best Toronto Pies: Lemon meringue
- Best Toronto Pies: Lemon meringue
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- Manitoulin Island maple syrup gives the tart a smoky edge. The crust shatters into a million buttery pieces on contact with a fork. $21. <em><strong>OMG Baked Goodness</strong>, 1561 Dundas St. W., 647-348-5664.</em>
- Best Toronto Pies: Maple butter tart
- Best Toronto Pies: Maple butter tart
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- Sugar-crackled lattice hides a gooey mess of raisins, currants and dried apples. Citrus zest and warm spices add depth. $6.25–$12. <em><strong>Hansen’s Danish Pastry Shop</strong>, 1017 Pape Ave., 416-425-8877.</em>
- Best Toronto Pies: Mincemeat
- Best Toronto Pies: Mincemeat
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- Tart, crimson Niagara cherries get a beguiling boost from bitter almond essence, and the old-school lard-based crust is as flaky and light as a prom queen. $13.<em> <strong>Madeleines</strong>, 1087 Bathurst St., 416-537-3131.</em>
- Best Toronto Pies: Sour cherry
- Best Toronto Pies: Sour cherry
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- A delicate, earthy, gluten-free crust plays off sweet slow-roasted squash for a delicious riff on the traditional pumpkin pie. $22. <strong><em>LPK’s Culinary Groove</em></strong><em>, 718 Queen St. E., 416-461-6440.</em>
- Best Toronto Pies: Butternut squash
- Best Toronto Pies: Butternut squash
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- Tender crust cradles plump blueberries that need no more enhancement than a squeeze of lemon and a little sugar. $9. <strong><em>Hot Oven Bakery</em></strong><em>, 2226 Bloor St. W., 416-762-3036; 2974 Bloor St. W., 416-236-3639.</em>
- Best Toronto Pies: Blueberry
- Best Toronto Pies: Blueberry
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- An ethereal disc of puff pastry provides the base for a cloud of vanilla cream and a wafer-thin layer of barely baked glazed apples. $18.15–$33. <strong><em>Rahier</em></strong><em>, 1586 Bayview Ave., 416-482-0917.</em>
- Best Toronto Pies: French apple
- Best Toronto Pies: French apple
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I’ve ordered it through http://guykatzpatisserie.ca/product/apple-cinnamon-pie/.
I highly recommend it for all pie fans.