This year there are 150 vendors, including local artisans looking to capitalize on the crowds after a challenging few years. Then cut out 18-20 rounds with a 7. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface so it’s slightly thinner than straight from the pack. Since starting in 2013, the event has only continued to grow in size. Preheat the oven to fan 170C/ conventional 190C/gas 5. It's the pastry, the good quality pastry, the filling, the varieties of fillings always searching for the perfect butter tart." "It's actually one of the top festivals and events in the province." It's just everything all in one. In 2019, more than 200,000 butter tarts were sold, a number Mealing expects to at least match this year. Officials say the festival brings up to $4-million in economic activity to the area. "I've died and gone to heaven coming to something like this," Colburn says, alluding to his love of butter tarts. Originally from Ontario, Colburn moved out to BC more than two decades ago but decided to come to his home province this weekend simply to visit this unique festival for the first time.
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The one-day event typically draws up to 60,000 people to the core of Midland, with downtown streets closed to vehicular traffic and transit offered free of charge. "I actually had an emotional moment today because it's just so great to see everyone back and back on the street and after months of hard work to bring this festival to our community to have everyone come and enjoy it," says Karen Mealing, the manager of culture and community for the Town of Midland. The event was cancelled for the last two years due to COVID-19 concerns. This 37-year-old Ontario bakery has withstood the test of time, with 3 core members of. What started as a small order of 500 butter tarts as a tasty treat to accompany our Ontario Butter Tart Moonshine has now increased to over 15,000 Ontario butter tarts. (OPTIONAL STEP) the best butter tart cookies-add walnuts, pecans to butter tart filling. Their scrumptious Canadian butter tarts are featured in our new Butter Tart Moonshine Box. butter tart filling-add 1tsp to the center of each cookie. The aptly-named 'Ontario's Best Butter Tart Festival' returned to the Southern Georgian Bay community of Midland on Saturday. Remove baking tray from freezer, and spoon 1 tsp of butter tart filling into the center of each cookie. Some will be will be offering butter tart festival sales, deals and sweet treats.Thousands are flocking to the streets of downtown Midland today for the big return of one of the County of Simcoe's most significant annual festivals. And the variety of butter tarts you’ll find at our festival includes plain, raisin, pecan, walnut, skor, maple, bacon, coconut, chocolate covered, PB&J, s’mores, gluten-free, vegan, nut-free, cheesecake, pumpkin.and many more.Īnd while you are here, visit our downtown merchants and their unique shops. Vendors sell everything from butter tarts to unique, hand-made items. Our downtown core and our waterfront parks host 200 vendors and food trucks. Our judges include celebrities, chefs, food and travel bloggers, local dignitaries all with one thing in common – a love of butter tarts! The contest features both Traditional and Wild Style categories.
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The contest is open to both professional and amateur/home bakers. The festival includes a contest to award the prize for the BEST Butter Tart in Ontario. The number of butter tarts available for sale increases each year (we are now up to 150,000 to 200,000 butter tarts available for sale) as does attendance (65,000 butter tart lovers visited us in 2019). Join us in the Town of Midland, on the shores of Georgian Bay,Īt the inaugural Butter Tart Festival in June 2013, the festival sold out of the 10,000 butter tarts available for sale by 11 a.m. Ontario’s Best Butter Tart Festival is Canada’s original and largest butter tart festival.
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