Pie Top Tips From Mick’s Bread Kitchen

Mick’s Bread Kitchen has been feeding the Hinchinbrook community with amazing pastries, coffee, and pies for over 30 years, but how do they make their delicious pies?

Co-owner, Simone Stanta, has some top tips.

1. Pastry—It is important to perfect your pastry for the perfect pie. At Mick’s Bread Kitchen, they use high-quality flour to ensure a strong base. They also use a different pastry on top. For the top of the pie, they use puff pastry with lots of layers to ensure a crispy top.

2. Ingredients—Mick’s Bread Kitchen uses top-quality ingredients. Their beef is lean, and their gravy and stock are well-seasoned. It’s important to keep the filling thick and flavourful so the pie stays together.

3. Filling—Be creative with your filling. Simone said the basics of a good pie are the pastry and good-quality ingredients, but inside the pie, it's up to one's preference. It could be chilli, mushrooms, bacon, cheese, or anything you enjoy.


Did You Know?

Mick’s Bread Kitchen’s Chilli Pie contains home-grown Carolina Reaper chillies. The pies are not for the faint-hearted. Do you dare to try one?

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