The pandemic might have forced Fine Food Australia to postpone its 2021 Sydney event, but organisers of the Official Great Aussie Pie Competition werenβt so easily moved, with the beef over whose pie is best fought and won over two days.
The team of judges faced off against the nationβs best pies of all varietiesβ including the new category of Great Aussie Potato Top/Shepherdβs Pieβat Southern Cross Supplies, Lidcombe on November 24-26, and the task was mammoth: overall, 200 bakeries entered 1500 products to be sized up, picked apart and ranked.
Without further ado, here are the top pies from all corners of the country:
Plain Meat Pie
Pinjarra Bakery, Pinjarra WA
Plain Sausage Roll
Hope Bakery, Sovereign Hill, Ballarat VIC
Overall Gourmet Pie
Paradise Bakehouse, Moore Park Beach QLD
Entry: Dancing Scallop Pie
Gourmet Sausage Roll
The Little Red Grape Bakery, Sevenhill SA
Entry: Garlic Chicken Roll
Apprentice Gourmet Poultry
The Little Red Grape Bakery, Sevenhill SA
Entry: Thai Satay Chicken
Gourmet Shepherds /Potato Top Pie (Special Category)
Rolling Pin Pies & Cakes, Ocean Grove VIC
Entry: Lamb, Minted Pie & Potato
Gourmet Slow Cooked BBQ pies
Country Cobb Bakery, Springvale VIC
Entry: Lamb, Minted Pea & Potato
Gourmet Game Pie
Paradise Bakehouse, Moore Park Beach QLD
Entry: Red Curry Crocodile
Gourmet Poultry Pie
Paradise Bakehouse, Moore Park Beach QLD
Entry: Creamy Chicken Pie
Gourmet Red Meat Pie
Miami Bakehouse, Greenfields WA
Entry: New York, Reuben
Gourmet Vegetarian/Vegan Pie
Tatura Bakery & Lunches, Tatura VIC
Entry: Cauliflower & Cheese
Gourmet Gluten Free Pie
Beefyβs Pies, Kunda Park QLD
Entry: Steak, Bacon & Cheese
Gourmet Gluten Free Sausage Roll
J&M Catering, Wendouree VIC
Entry: Spinach & Ricotta
Gourmet Apple Section
Toodyay Bakery WA
Entry: Country Apple Swirl
Gourmet Brekkie Pie
CC on the Range Bakehouse, Toowoomba, QLD
Entry: Ned Kelly
Gourmet Seafood Pie
Paradise Bakehouse, Moore Park Beach QLD
Entry: Dancing Scallop Pie
Christmas Fruit Mince Pie
Pie Face, Upper Coomera QLD
Tom Lindsay Pepper Steak Award
Four Seasons Patisserie Bakery, Wycombe WA
Pepper Steak Pie
Since its inception more than three decades ago, the Official Great Aussie Pie Competition has not only brought the baking industry together but has seen winners sell out of products and experience levels of demand that keeps them working overtime for months. After the ongoing lockdowns and border restrictions in the past few months, a pent-up demand for pies and sausage rolls will be very welcomed by small businesses all around the country, as well as those eating them!
Head here for the full list of winning entries.Β
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