What's Your Favorite Doughnut?

[bluegrassbrian]

Brands/Shops/Bakeries aside, I mean your favorite shape or style.

I grew up (and still live) in a historically German/Irish Catholic neighborhood. That means nearly every corner houses a church, bar, or bakery. Growing up, I must have tried just about every possible concoction created by flour, sugar, and yeast.

As an adult, my absolute favorite doughnut is the French Cruller.
For those unfortunate creatures who are uninitiated, the French Cruller is spiraled in shape, has a crispy exterior, and a mostly hollow-eggy-moist-soft interior.

I can't be bothered by bakeries that don't offer them. It is, in fact, the measuring stick with which I gauge a bakery.

This mornings half-dozen haul (minus one)..

 

[El Capitán]

I'm a simple guy and I loved glazed doughnuts. There is a shop in Bloomington Indiana called Square Doughnuts that makes some of the best doughnuts I've tasted. Too bad they're 45 minutes away.

 

[sablebrush52]

On the rare occasion that I indulge in a do-nut, my preference is for an old fashioned, either plain or chocolate topped. I used to get them at Bob's Coffee and Doughnuts in the Original Farmers Market. The doughnut shop in Westwood Village used to be top listed, but I haven't been there in decades, so don't know how good it is now.

No rush, but at some point I'll check out to see if there's good doughnuts in the Rogue.

 

[Kobold]

Chocolate mousse filled or Boston cream.

 

[PaulRVA]

French Coffee and Beignets from Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans when I lived there. I would’ve loved to have been in an area that had other options but this is what I grew up on.

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Mood depending:

Boston cream (big fan of custard filing)
Bear claw
Apple fritter
Cider sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar (it's a Michigan thing)

 

[fireground_piper]

My first job as a kid was at a Dunkin’ Donuts. I loved the shape of the traditional “Dunkin’ donut” which was eventually discontinued. I always thought it was neat in terms of shape.

 

[mso489]

Standard glaze from Krispy Kreme with chocolate glazed a close second. I try to do these only on special occasions.

 

[hoipolloiglasgow]

Original Krispy Kreme glazed donut. They have to be fresh though. Yeast based donuts are amazing.

 

[warren]

Apple Fritter from the Girdwood Bakery. Lend weight to my opinion on this gentlemen. I know my doughnuts, I'm a retired copper. Finest fritter in the entire Pacific Northwest!

 

[PaulRVA]

Standard glaze from Krispy Kreme with chocolate glazed a close second. I try to do these only on special occasions.

Especially from the Original in Winston Salem !

 

[AroEnglish]

Brands/Shops/Bakeries aside, I mean your favorite shape or style.

I grew up (and still live) in a historically German/Irish Catholic neighborhood. That means nearly every corner houses a church, bar, or bakery. Growing up, I must have tried just about every possible concoction created by flour, sugar, and yeast.

As an adult, my absolute favorite doughnut is the French Cruller.
For those unfortunate creatures who are uninitiated, the French Cruller is spiraled in shape, has a crispy exterior, and a mostly hollow-eggy-moist-soft interior.

I can't be bothered by bakeries that don't offer them. It is, in fact, the measuring stick with which I gauge a bakery.

This mornings half-dozen haul (minus one)..

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First you had me envying your pipes, now you have me envying your donuts. French Cruller is tops in my book!

From what I can get normally I’ll often go with a sour cream and sometimes an apple fritter.

If anyone’s in the Ann Arbor area go get a sour cream or apple fritter from Dom’s bakery. They’re so crispy on the outside while being so soft and moist on the inside.

 

[sablebrush52]

French Coffee and Beignets from Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans when I lived there. I would’ve loved to have been in an area that had other options but this is what I grew up on. View attachment 255259

Yep! And I liked their coffee too. But those Beignets were the bomb! Wonderful picture!

 

[sablebrush52]

Apple Fritter from the Girdwood Bakery. Lend weight to my opinion on this gentlemen. I know my doughnuts, I'm a retired copper. Finest fritter in the entire Pacific Northwest!

Now, an apple fritter is something else, and had I considered it a doughnut, would have been my choice as well. Before the Pandemic, Bob's made spectacular apple fritters all day. Since then they don't have them in the morning before 11AM, which is just plain stupid, but it is what it is.

 

[BryLogan]

Cronut
Old fashion (plain)
Crullers

 

[tracerbullet]

Just a plain old fashioned

 

[captainsousie]

Unfilled maple long john for me.. haven't had one in over a decade though.

 

[Sigmund]

I miss good doughnuts. The French makes great pastries but they haven't a clue as to how to make a doughnut. Someone send me some!

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Cronut
Old fashion (plain)
Crullers

There's a bakery here in Louisville run by a Vietnamese family called Clifton Donuts. They do a tremendous French cruller AND cro-nuts - which have become another favorite when I'm in that part of town early enough.
They also do a hot dog filled donut which is strangely satisfying.

 

[didimauw]

Basic cruller. No filling, no icing, no sprinkles.