Bear Country Bakery

Bakery: Bear Country Bakery
Address: 32423 Lougheed Hwy #106, Mission, BC
Website: https://www.bearcountrybakery.ca/
Style: Canadian 
Price: $$ 

Driving through Mission, it just wouldn't seem right to overlook the bakery in town. That bakery is Bear Country (complete with "Warning Entering Bear Country" signs and log font, which I thought a cute and clever touch), a newer bakery about a year or two old. A bit of a surprise given there are no other bakeries in Mission - is that possible?

Still, this bakery, located in the middle of an otherwise dull plaza, have a small, albeit fairly varied selection of Canadian classic (squares, danishes, icing cakes) with a bit of Italian flavour in the form of cannoli. Most items are labelled and priced; service is friendly.

 However, having stepped into "bear country", what's better than going with their bear paws ($2). I'm not sure if it's supposed to be their signature item or not, but of the baked goods, it was the most intriguing. This consisted of paw-shaped flaky dough with a creamy almond mass on the inside and sprinkled with almond chunks on top. The concept was definitely a good one and it beat those chocolate-dipped bear paws or claws, but the dough fell a little flat, in that it wasn't as crunchy and flaky as it should have been. It was more on the soft side and, without any distinct taste of its own, that paired with the almond mass made it a bit on bland side. Alright, but I would probably take something else the next time around.

Rating: **1/2