“Mmmmm..... donuts.” Homer would agree; donuts are undeniably delicious. Pure decadence with no apologies. From maple bars to jelly-filled powdered sugar coated goodness, we all have our classic favorites.
In the food world, donuts have made a bit of a comeback in the last few years. According to a recent NY Times article, donuts have become the hip new pastry in NY and in the food world as a whole (along with mini pies and cupcakes). Small business owners are coming up with new, fun, and creative shop themes and donut concepts to lure and entice donut devotees.
Below is a quick round up showcasing what some of these artistic and creative bakers and donut experts have been cookin’ up in their kitchens to feed the masses:
1. The Bacon Maple Bar
Voodoo Dougnuts in Portland, Oregon holds the crown for most unusual donut shop, not just because of their voodoo themed concept, but also their unique and interesting flavors. The Bacon Maple is a twist on sweet and savory that sounds scrumptious, but check out other unique flavors like The Loop, made with Fruit Loops, or the scary looking VooDoo Doll donut made with pretzels, raspberry jelly and chocolate frosting.
2. The Magenta Hibiscus Donut
Across the country in Brooklyn, Dough has been whipping up some seriously tasty and inventive flavors like the 'Dulce de Leche' and the 'Hibiscus,' which comes in vivid magenta and is made with real magenta flowers.
3. Cornmeal Rosemary Cherry
Doesn’t sound much like a typical donut, does it? At Dynamo Donuts in San Francisco, they make gourmet-style pastries with fun flavors like Banana de Leche and Bitter Queen (made with campari grapefruit). You must taste it to believe it.
4. Feng Shui (Green Tea and Chocolate)
Psycho Donuts in San Jose is a wacky joint, entirely themed on insanity and mental illness. Flavors include Apricotology (made with...uh..apricots), Jekyll and Hyde (two flavors of chocolate), the Cereal Killer (topped with cereal) and more.
5. Potato Donuts
Though not technically donuts, according to the website, these baked goods are donuts made from potato flour giving them a light, fluffy, potatoey taste. Sort of like a mashed potato donut, if you will. The Spudnut Shop, a Charlottesville, Virginia chain, is the last of itss kind so get one before it disappears!
Here's a quick donut recipe to inspire your own unique creation:
Photos by Flickr users avlxyz, dno1967b and certified su
Comments
March 9, 2011
bacon maple donut at voodoo = heaven!
March 9, 2011
Excellent round-up! I would also include Mighty-O's green tea donuts in the unusual-yet-delightful category.