Sweetie Pies

Bakery: Sweetie Pies on Main 
Address: 28 Main St S, Georgetown ON 
Website: facebook
Style: British, Canadian 
Price: $$ 

It's been insanely slow on the Cake Tour lately; however, I did just finish my "best cinnamon buns" guide, in case you happen to be curious. But back to Sweetie Pies: this is a bit of a hodgepodge business that isn't entirely a bakery. In fact, it seems to fall most often into  the 'ice cream shop' (homemade) category, other times a breakfast/brunch place. They sell imported British products, make their own British-style meat pies, and oh yeah, did I mention that they also have a small selection of sweets?

 That's a pretty ambitious undertaking and, in most cases, this is a recipe for sub-standard baked goods, but in this case, Sweetie Pies sells delicious butter tarts in both raisin and pecan varieties. At first glance, the thick, hand-sculpted shell seemed like it would detract from the filling, but it turned out to be a good match. Perhaps hard to slice into at times, but if you got a hold of both the shell and the slightly runny filling with that buttery froth on top -- yum! I always think that pie places should make good butter tarts and Sweetie Pies is no exception: a great-tasting, classic butter tart.

Rating: ***