Homemade Kosher Bakery

Bakery: Homemade Kosher Bakery 
Address: 6915 Avenue Querbes, Montréal QC 
Website: https://www.homemadekosherbakery.com/
Style: Jewish, Eastern European 
Price: $-$$ 

Having stayed somewhat in the area on my last trip to Montreal, I got a chance to try this bakery edged between the neighbourhood there and an industrial area, far removed from the shopping streets Montreal bakeries are usually found on. Despite its location, the bakery seems just as popular with people in the neighbourhood as it is with the local Jewish community. They have a wide array of traditional baked goods as well as Canadian classics like doughnuts and danishes; the focus, however, seems to be on bagels and breads, not on sweets.

They had a couple of poppy seed baked goods, with the poppy seed roll ($5.95) looking the most impressive. Not to mention it being pretty bang for your buck, especially in comparison to the poppy seed rolls from other local bakeries. However, cutting it open revealed a very doughy "roll" with very little to almost no poppy seed and even when there was more of the poppy seed mass towards the centre, it had no distinct taste and all I could really taste was the dough. As the poppy seed expert, I was a bit disappointed.

I also had a plain sugar doughnut ($1.00). It was nice and fresh with a softer, fried outside. Again, like the poppy seed roll, I found it too bready and not fluffy enough to be a great doughnut.

Finally, the cheese danish ($3.00) was a classic Eastern European sweet cheese bun. Pocket-shaped, it was filled with sweet cheese and wasn't as doughy compared to the other items sampled. Overall, everything was good, but lacked the refinement of other bakeries nearby.

Rating: ***