THE Elmore Bakery has brought back gold from this year\u2019s Official Great Aussie Pie Competition.<\/p>\n
The shop\u2019s pulled beef, jalapeno and cheese pie wowed judges in Sydney last week amongst thousands of other entries from around the country.<\/p>\n
Bakery co-owner Travis Wilson said the pie started as a weekend special, but its gold medal win has earned it a permanent spot on the menu.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe really did want to get something recognised to say \u2018yes, this is a great pie\u2019 and this is definitely what\u2019s helped us put it on the menu,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe might have to take a pie off to put this one on but it\u2019s definitely worthwhile.\u201d<\/p>\n
The filling was created by his business partner, Nathan Bowes, and Mr Wilson said hours of cooking went into creating the award-winning flavour.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe give the pulled beef a really nice barbecue rub and then we slowly cook it for hours and hours until it\u2019s really tender,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen we make the gravy with the stock which gives it even more punch and the jalapenos give it a bit of bite. It\u2019s an absolutely beautiful pie.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so proud of the baking team as well. We\u2019ve got eight bakers now and they work really hard all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Renovations are almost complete at the bakery\u2019s Elmore location and Mr Wilson said the East Bendigo shop on Kennedy Street is set for a revamp next year.<\/p>\n
With a new oven and kettle capable of cooking 100 kilograms of pie filling at a time, he said his team was bracing for a busy festive season.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got a bigger baking area to cope with the demand and already we\u2019re seeing a massive amount of traffic going into Elmore, and the Bendigo store is the same,\u201d Mr Wilson said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery month we\u2019ve seen bigger sales. We just can\u2019t keep up at the moment, so we\u2019re really excited for Christmas.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re thinking maybe we could do a Christmas pie. I\u2019m thinking turkey, so we\u2019ll have a play with that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Elmore Bakery has brought back gold from this year\u2019s Official Great Aussie Pie Competition. The shop\u2019s pulled beef, jalapeno and cheese pie wowed judges in Sydney last week amongst thousands of other entries from around the country. Bakery co-owner Travis Wilson said the pie started as a weekend special, but its gold medal win […]<\/p>\n