Little Tub Bakery

Bakery: Little Tub Bakery
Address: 4 Warner Bay Rd, Tobermory ON 
Website: n/a 
Style: Canadian 
Price: $$ 

Towards the end of August, the two brothers embarked on a somewhat short trip to Sudbury and Ottawa for a football game in the latter city. Having never been to Sudbury (or the surrounding area), you can imagine what they were asked to do: bring back baked goods! And, for once, they delivered and I was treated to a lovely array of treats from a few (I wish it had been more...) bakeries along the way. :) However, the fact that they brought back Finnish baking (future post) means I can overlook the fact that I gave them something like twelve bakeries and they came back with four. :/

Nevertheless, on their way to Manitoulin Island (via the ferry), they passed the town of Tobermory, home to the Little Tub Bakery. This place specializes in what they described it as classic country baking: cinnamon buns, butter tarts and cakes (of the standard dough-and-icing kind). And, what's more, it's really good. Actually, coming back from their trip, they got me intrigued by saying that Little Tub was one of -- if not the -- bakery highlight of their trip. In the words of one brother: this is how Canadian baking should be.

And I think I'll have to agree. They brought back two items: the first was an apple fritter (prices weren't noted). This was very good; an apple fritter exactly as it should be. The dough was soft and had great texture. Nice amount of apples and good icing. Apple fritters are, in fact, wonderful things. ;D One of my favourite "country classics", so I'm glad they -- for once -- knew what to take.

The second item was the cinnamon bun. Again, it was soft and moist; in some ways, it was very similar to the apple fritter (it resembling more a doughnut than your usual cream cheese-icing buns) with a great, delicately spiced dough and good glaze. Mmm.. both were excellent and everyone agreed.

So, while sending me their photos, the brother also included this rhubarb tart. It wasn't brought back like the other items, so yours truly had no taste, but the others raved about this as well, saying both homemade shell was good and flaky and the filling was especially tasty.

Overall, this was a fantastic discovery -- a tasty discovery too. :P Highly recommended.

Rating: ***1/2