Little Acre Farm Stand

Bakery: Little Acre Farm Stand 
Address: Hwy 97, Summerland BC
Website: n/a
Style: Canadian 
Price: $$ 

This is one of a few farm stands/markets lining Hwy 97 between Kelowna and Osoyoos and like a great many of them, it has that same, somewhat gimmicky feel to it with pretty much everything for sale. Add to that the scores of signposts that line the highway upon approaching it, advertising everything from fruit to ice cream to beef jerky. Well, one of those little signposts say "baked goods" (or maybe it's bakery, I don't remember exactly) and that was enough to pull me in.

And while it does adhere quite strongly to the Okanagan fruit stand business model, this particular fruit market sets itself apart by selling homemade jams, pies, bread and a small selection of baked goods. Maybe it's a little too expensive for what it is, but I guess once you've gone to a few of these, it no longer surprises you... 

Of that small selection of baked goods (including pies, tarts and cinnamon buns), I grabbed two pecan butter tarts ($1.75 each). These featured a thicker, flaky pie shell with a glossy butter filling and a few whole pieces of pecans on top. I personally liked the shell dough; it has good taste and texture, but I wasn't the biggest fan of the jelly-like filling which was too set, too jiggly and the pecans were too many and too big in proportion to that amount of filling. Paired with the dough, it lacked the richness I like to see in a butter tart. Good, but not great.

Rating: **1/2