Bobby's Bakery
Bakery$
From star-shaped pastries dusted in cinnamon sugar to true-to-tradition Cornish pasties, and loaves made with a rye sourdough starter, Bobby's is a strong debut for a baker with Lune and Wild Life cred.
The secret to Bobby's sellout pasties is animal fat – specifically beef suet (the fat from around the cow's kidneys and loins), minced by a local butcher. The thick, burnished-bottomed pastry is certainly sturdy, but a pleasant flake factor remains, even on the crimp. And the flavour? Deeply savoury and satisfyingly salty.
The filling starts with high-quality beef skirt, cubed and generously seasoned with salt and black pepper. Vegetable-wise, baker Sam Iversen uses only potato, swede and onion – a Cornish Pasty Association requirement. Veg and beef hit the pastry raw, with a knob of butter.
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Sometimes I catch myself "making a plan to make a plan", so now if it can be done straight away, I just do it because chances are my future self won't want to or won't have time to either. Discipline is my biggest asset. 3. Choose exactly what you want your best life to look like and say "NO" to everything that isn't it. I decide who I want to be and what that version of my life would look and feel like and I make decisions based on what that version of me would do 4. You can absolutely have it all (if you want) but that doesn't mean you have to DO it all. I really believe this; I live by my three Ps; passion, purpose and profits. If it doesn't make me happy, I'm not good at it and it's not making me money I find a way to remove it from my life or outsource. What's something you're working on improving? Not feeling like I have to DO it all. I'm trying and definitely making some progress. 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This may mean simply filling the jug and boiling it so next time Bobby needs a bottle it is ready but it can also mean bigger tasks like setting up direct debits into my superannuation. 2. If it's going to take the same amount of time to write something on your to-do list as it is to just do it - then just do it. We have enough to do and there is no prize for being "busy". Sometimes I catch myself "making a plan to make a plan", so now if it can be done straight away, I just do it because chances are my future self won't want to or won't have time to either. Discipline is my biggest asset. 3. Choose exactly what you want your best life to look like and say "NO" to everything that isn't it. I decide who I want to be and what that version of my life would look and feel like and I make decisions based on what that version of me would do 4. You can absolutely have it all (if you want) but that doesn't mean you have to DO it all. 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This North Melbourne bakery is home to true-to-tradition Cornish pasties
Previous SlideNext Slide Bakery$ From star-shaped pastries dusted in cinnamon sugar to true-to-tradition Cornish pasties, and loaves made with a rye sourdough starter, Bobby's is a strong debut for a baker with Lune and Wild Life cred. The secret to Bobby's sellout pasties is animal fat – specifically beef suet (the fat from around the cow's kidneys and loins), minced by a local butcher. The thick, burnished-bottomed pastry is certainly sturdy, but a pleasant flake factor remains, even on the crimp. And the flavour? Deeply savoury and satisfyingly salty. The filling starts with high-quality beef skirt, cubed and generously seasoned with salt and black pepper. Vegetable-wise, baker Sam Iversen uses only potato, swede and onion – a Cornish Pasty Association requirement. Veg and beef hit the pastry raw, with a knob of butter.
