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Pies, anyone?

 

No, The Patissier have not started selling pies.

We used to feature unique (to us anyway) pastry shops that we came across during our travels on our Facebook page. Covid-19 has put paid to those travels for now. But in support of local F&B, we like to write about some of the interesting/delicious food from local food establishments and home bakers that we have come across. Hopefully, this will generate some interests from our blog readers to try them out as well.

First off, pies. Ma Baker is a whole-of-family home bake started by an ex-schoolmate. The venture is only a couple of months old but have received rave reviews from customers who had tasted their pies.

We decided to order some over the weekend for our staff, as well as to bring home to the family. There are quite a few selections when comes to flavours. All comes with quaint names. You can opt for “This little piggy went to the pie” (pork), “Mary HAD a little lamb” (mutton) and “Chicken not so little” (chicken). For those who are big on crustacean, there’s also “Cinderella lost her slippers” (slipper lobster). The large 10” pies can easily serve up to 8pax, while the smaller “personal size” pies come in a box of 4. They also do a pineapple dessert pie. Customer may opt to self-collect or have their pies delivered for a fee. We had asked that the pies be delivered to our shop by noon in time for lunch. And they were delivered just shy of 12pm and still warm enough without having to reheat before eating.

Overall verdict on the pies: our staff really enjoyed their lunch. Some are already looking forward to the next pie treat. Everyone has his/her own preference but a straw poll revealed that the pork pie managed to edge slightly ahead of the beef and slipper lobster ones in the favourite chart. We brought home the “personal size” pies and even the owner’s mom, who is not a big fan of “Ang Moh food”, gave her approval on the pork pie. It was finally our turn to taste at dinner. The pie has a wafer-thin crust so you do not end up eating mostly flour. And the inside is loaded with your money’s worth of meat filling. The portion is just about right for a light meal and definitely yummy enough for repeats.


Ma Baker has a website https://www.mabaker.sg/ where customers may place their orders online. Ordering a couple of days ahead is definitely recommended, as being a home bake production capacity is limited (much like our Meringue).


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