After an extremely pleasant afternoon on the West Pennine Ale Trail, it was a toss up the following morning whether to breakfast on a bacon sandwich or a pie. Both would have gone down well, but as I’d missed out on the ‘world famous’ pies at Slaithwaite, I decided to head towards a bakery I’d heard of at Alkrington in Middleton, near the Lancashire Fold Pub.
The Bakery itself had the feel of the Crusty Cob in Ancoats (now sadly closed down), with a queue of people out of the door. This was promising. It looked like I’d stumbled onto a very popular spot.
I opted for the Steak Pie, although I was tempted by the Cheese. The pie had a real home baked look with the top crust slightly non-uniform which made it look like it hadn’t been made in a pie press, but by hand. The pastry was golden and appetising. The initial taste didn’t let me down either with tasty meat in a luxurious rich gravy and the seasoning certainly brought the pie to life. I have to say for my personal taste, the steak could have been cooked a little longer as it didn’t just melt and all fall apart in my mouth. However, as I stated above, for the morning after an afternoon on the ‘beer train’ I was feeling a little delicate, and my palate was, I think likewise, in sympathy!
So a pretty good discovery trip of a new bakery to me and the pie scored a worthy 7.9
Would it be worth your wait in the long queue? Well, I’ll definitely be going back for a visit, but maybe without a hangover next time.
MH.
#craftpie #artisan #specialist #britishfood #pie #pieface #pieoftheday #greattastingpies #alkrington #manchesterfood #middleton #pieday #bakery #steak #deliciouspie #tastypie #martinsbakery@martinscraftbakery @martinsbakery
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Disclaimer: Any views or opinions represented in this blog are personal and belong solely to the blog owner or author and do not represent those of people, institutions or organisations that the owner or author may or may not be associated with in professional or personal capacity, unless explicitly stated.