REVIEW: Pikelets

If you want pre-made, pre-packaged pikelets, here's the skinny:

Golden pikelets are a cheeky little entry from George Weston's food range. They make this very strange crumpet toast which I really like smeared in honey and crusty hot. Liking a previous product and being drawn in by their colours and branding, which for some reason said immediately to me, "Yes, I will like these," I tried these pikelets first. But they are yuck. The wrong texture, being hard and tacky not soft and fluffy like they should be. The taste? Nup. No good. Artificial and chemically when compared to a nice home made batch. Fail.

If you stroll into Coles, you may be tempted to get their own branded bag. It looks fresh, made just today in-store. Sounds like it should be delicious, right? Wrong! They are actually a little bit plain. Quite cheap though. I recommend these if you are feeling like a savoury snack. Their lack of sweetness and overall doughy flavour means you could put some melted cheese and ham on these babies and gobble gobble gobble.

Ding ding ding! Hot dog, we have a weiner! Mighty Soft's 8 pack of pikelets is by far the best. Light, fluffy, soft and sweet: the holy quadrilogy of sweet baked goods. These babies get a nice, light crisp when you toast them but are just as delicious straight out of the bag. I've found myself tearing in on many an occaision. Not surprisingly they are the most expensive, but it's worth the extra 30c. Put some butter on it and enjoy!