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| - On most Toronto best bakery list, you see Blackbird baking on there and after finally getting my butt back to Kensington, I can see why this bakery is on those list. This isnt your typical homey grandma style bakery. It has artisanal sour doughs, treats like the canele (I need to get me some copper moulds cause silicone aint cutting it), or beautiful viennoiserie (croissants!). It does run a bit higher on the price point than your run of the mill place but it is worth it.
The bakery has no seating but it has every type of bread or kitchen item you could ever want on the shelves in front of the counter. I was eyeing their sweets and I've heard they make a great Canele and their lemon tart is quite good. As i waited in line to get to the front, I notice that there was a man who looked a bit timid and lost... I think he came in to ask for some spare bread because he was homeless. Amazingly, I think they gave him some from the back. If they did give some spare bread and I read the situation right... Blackbird deserves some true accolades and not just my rating.
The line quickly and I was able to snag the last canele (FINALLY!), last Cinnamon bun, and one of their seasonal pumpkin tart. It is fall and I could get the lemon tart another time. So I was easily persuaded to go for their newest offering.
Pumpkin Tart - This was a good sized shallow tart that has wonderful tender tart that has a tempered sweetness. It isn't overly buttery but I like the flavour. The filling is a nice creamy pumpkin filling that is very smooth, with a good dose of spices that pop (i'm detecting the usual cinnamon but also perhaps nutmeg and/or cloves), and a nice amount of sweetness. I like the candied seeds that add a crunch but also nice visual. 4.5/5
Canele - My favourite canele is from Roselle. I bought mine from Blackbird in the late afternoon so I knew that the time sensitive canele would have been made early that morning and it would have been sitting. Still .. this canele had a nice crust that wasn't soggy. That was surprising and very nice to have. The inside was a good sweetness though I like the vanilla seeds and flavouring more of Roselle... this was still very good. I found the inside to be a moderate custardy texture ... mine was quite bubbly with more vacant spaces than I'm used to. I know how damn hard these are to make so these get a repeat buy from me! 4/5
Cinnamon Bun - this looks so pretty with its innate swirl and heavy dusting of cinnamon sugar. I found this to be another tender bread but not the terribly soft spongey ones that are normal in the malls. I like it but I did find the flavour doesnt translate as much beyond the exterior crust. 3.5/5
With the canele and Pumpkin tart, it definite scores high marks and appreciation for the wonderful items they can make and I will be coming back to see if I can try their croissants and lemon tarts!
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