petite krumbs (Amoy Street Food Centre)

With quite a number of bakery stalls having taken up a stall space at Amoy Street Food Centre, one would probably wonder if there is yet another one that would set up shop there. Turns out, there is indeed space for yet another bakery to open in the said hawker centre — petite krumbs is one of the newest tenants to have moved into the upper level of Amoy Street Food Centre. Located in the same stretch of stalls as where one would find stalls such as Cha Dian 茶點小吃 and Life Coffee, petite krumbs is actually situated right beside Life Coffee. It does seem like this isn’t the very first time that petite krumbs has entered the local F&B scene; in fact, these folks were previously operating under brand name Originbakehaus as an online-based business. petite krumbs does have a pretty attractive signage using shades of white and red to capture one’s attention — the signage also features illustrations of breads, cookies and cakes that helps to manage the expectations of what one can expect to be served here. The lineup of bakes available at petite krumbs includes a selection of cakes, tarts, breads and cookies that are prominently displayed in the display shelf at the counter.

One of the items that we have had during our visit to petite krumbs would include the Taro Mochi Egg Tart — these are displayed separate from the range of cakes and other bakes that are stocked in the display shelf; these are actually left on a tray around the counter itself. Looking much like regular egg tarts with a flaky pastry shell, they also feature a slightly charred layer over the top which one can also liken to that of Portuguese-style Egg Tarts. Taking a bite into the Taro Mochi Egg Tart, the flavours of the Taro Mochi Egg Tart where the egg tart and the pastry is of concern; the egg curd still retaining a moist consistency, while the pastry shell does exude a buttery fragrance that wasn’t too overwhelming either — the Taro element here was the one that didn’t feel particularly prominent however. One thing we really liked about the Taro Mochi Egg Tart is how the mochi does provide for a chewy texture — tucked in between the egg curd and the pastry, the Mochi being not particularly dense, yet also coming with somewhat of a rice-y note; also not too sticky considering how it doesn’t stick to the teeth as well. During our visit, we had also given the Sourdough Cinnamon Bun a go; these do remind us of those Finnish breads that we had been having at our favourite spot for a while considering how the looked and we were pretty satisfied with the version that they are serving up here — dressed in what seems to be a cream cheese frosting, the frosting provided a little bit of a tang, while the bread is best enjoyed whilst pulling out and unravelling it all the way down to the core. The notes of cinnamon gets stronger as one reaches the middle of it all, while the addition of toasted nuts and crumbles helped to add a crunch factor to the bread.

The Apple Crumble was perhaps one that we didn’t feel like it was a particularly strong offering of theirs — the main concern being the tart base which was a little too fragile and soft to withstand being held by hand. Whilst understandably being a move to likely keep the tart delightfully crumbly, we did wish that it had more structural integrity to withstand some pressure from holding it by hand. Otherwise, the caramalised apples were soft and suitably sweet, while the crumbles added a good crunch to the mini-sized dessert tart here. The Canele from petit krumbs is one that comes with alcohol — just the way that we consider an actual Canele to be like. Perhaps these were sold to us quite quickly after they had come out from the oven considering how they were still more than just warm when we have had it, though we did find that the Canele here leans closer to that of the chewier sort — while the exterior is crusty, the interior still retains moisture; even to the extent of being a little wet for our preferences. Still, one can definitely get a hint of booziness amidst the rich fragrance and aroma of the vanilla beans. We also detected a light citrus-y zing amidst the interior that we admittedly felt cut through the other flavours of the Canele really well. With most of its offerings priced within the range of $3 to $4 per pop, petit krumbs adds on to establishments like Lian Hup Heng (within the same food centre in the row right behind petit krumbs), Cat In The Hat at Golden Mile Food Centre and The Headless Baker 無頭獅 being bakeries serving up bite-sized desserts in a hawker centre setting that patrons can look forward to end their meal with, or bring back to the office for a tea-time break worth looking forward to during a hectic day at work.