The Bakery

Bakery: The Bakery
Address: 141 Brock St, Gravenhurst ON 
Website: n/a 
Style: Canadian
Price: $$

The Bakery may not have a proper name, but it's certainly worth mentioning as a notable bakery stop in Muskoka. Generous portions (which doesn't happen too often) seeming to be their main asset, these guys have been in business for a while now -- or so the sign says -- and they have a nice selection of classic Canadian baked goods: a few types of butter tarts, pies and other tarts, along with cream-filled doughnuts and Chelsea buns, all of which looked pretty tasty. They seem to also have a bit of gluten-free baked goods, including tarts, which seem to be popular amongst some people.

The one beauty that stood out from the rest was their apple fritter. Quite literally the size of your face, you could have half and not feel ripped off. Yes, this is one amazing slab of dough: generously glazed with chunks of apples sitting on top, I knew at first glance that this was going to be a winner. While the smell of the glaze was a little puzzling -- a blind test would make you think of thick cake frosting such as you might find on a cupcake, not glaze -- biting into this was a wonderful experience. Perfectly fried with a nice golden crust, delicious glaze coverage, and moist dough... mmm, amazing texture, delicious taste. When was the last time I had an apple fritter this good? My only minus was that it needed a little more apples, especially given the colossal size of the fritter, but other than that.... What a yummy treat! *-*

Rating: ***1/2