In that moment, their business was born. “Originally we were going to be Doughboy and Flourgirl,” says Mitch. “But that was an absolute mouthful to say. Flourgirl just seemed to roll off the tongue better.”
They started with their cinnamon bun, which is aptly name “The Sinnabun.” From there they began to expand their product line to include both sweet and savoury buns, all with quirky names like Choccy Biccy and Bun‘za. They enjoyed working on the names together, many of which having a personal reference point for both of them. “Our earlier names came from inside jokes from when we were line cooks at Virtuous Pie,” says Mitch. “A fun little thing that we did for us.”
When asked if there have been any epic fails, they both look at each other and laugh and Diane says, “Oh yes, all the time.” However, the one that stands out is the “Bunlova,” a take on a Pavlova. According to Mitch, “It was not the best. It had a custard base, a berry compote and a vegan meringue. We learned our lesson. We are always developing our products.”
With several successful bun creations now under their belt, they have started to produce their own vegan stuffed pastas. “We both learned how to make pasta in culinary school,” says Mitch. It was something we really enjoyed. It was exciting to learn how to make them vegan.”