Ok...so JA Firebrand was bragging about how to-die-for this pastry was. So during the Leonard Cohen concert at Bay/Bloor yesterday we ducked into Tim Horton's for a cappucino and turnover. I took one bite into its flaky buttery-ness and my eyes nearly rolled back into my head. Firebrand was busy eating hers and simply nodded an "I told you so".
I quickly said, between bites and a sip of my vanilla-flavoured cappucino, that this was blog- worthy. Firebrand concurred. We considered buying shares and writing thank you letters to Timmy's for creating this semi-decadent sweet.
It brought back memories of growing up in Montreal and going to Woolworth's back in the days when they had lunch counters and a bakery. My absolute favourite dessert was an apple turnover. There was just something about the flakiness, the sweet crunchy sugary topping, the triangular shape, and the hidden burst of tender baked apples in the centre of it that demanded I skip/run/twirl all the way down Decarie Boulevard to Queen Mary Street anytime I could work 50 cents out of my Mom or Dad. At least I think it cost 50 cents back in '76. Ahh, those were the days. That Woolworth's is gone now and they put up a pharmacy in its place, but the memories will never leave me. I think that when a child tastes something for the first time that is so delightful to the palate, that taste memory never goes away. I will always love me an apple turnover.
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Love it love it love LOOOOVE it. Whew! buttery goodness indeed. I know my own eyeballs rolled back a few times too, hee. Awww, so enjoyed the recall on the Woolworth's story :)
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