It's Doughnut Wednesday
I bet you thought I had forgotten it's Doughnut Wednesday. Not so. I've simply been too busy dealing with the gadzillion comments about doughnuts under yesterday's entry "Tomorrow is Doughnut Wednesday."
Really, all that's left for me to do is to assemble the list of suggestions below and to tell you how you can actually make a doughnut taste even better and be even worse for your arteries. ...
When I was a little girl, my mother used to split cake doughnuts (the kind with lots of powdered sugar outside), butter them, and stick them under the broiler until the butter was bubbly hot, the edges crisp, and, of course, you still had the cold sensation of the powdered sugar. The healthy version of this -- ha ha, just kidding -- is to use Giant's honey wheat doughnuts. Actually, I haven't done this in years, so I don't know whether Giant still makes them. But you get the principle. Not for the faint of heart, and I mean that in a literal way.
Anyway, the votes are in for places beyond Krispy Kreme and Dunkin' Donuts, and the winner is Fractured Prune by a wide margin. I've gathered together a list of the others from yesterday's comments. If there are other suggestions, please post below:
1) Fractured Prune. Note that there are new locations in Annapolis, Columbia and Ellicott City. The doughnuts are hot (made while you wait) and hand-dipped.
2) New System Bakery in Hampden for honey dipped.
3) Donut Shack on Ritchie Highway. It's open 24 hours.
4) Donut Delight at Lexington Market for sugared doughnuts.
5) Fenwick Bakery for a perfect classic chocolate iced doughnut.
6) Woodlea. Overstuffed, homemade marshmallow doughnuts.
7) Keller's on Camp Meade Road in Linthicum for marshmallow doughnuts.
8) Kumpy's in Hagerstown, open only at night for a few hours. People stand in line for the doughnuts.
9) The bakery in Galena on the Eastern Shore. She doesn't know the name but "you can't miss it."
10) Simon's Bakery in Cockeysville.
11) Migue's Magnificent Mini Donuts under the viaduct at the Sunday farmers market.
Comments
The Prune is the best around, but the best donuts in America - maybe the world - are Round Rock Donuts in Round Rock, Texas outside Austin. There's so much butter in them they're orange! You can order them online, but they're much better when just out of the oil. Darn near worth the drive - it's only a three-day trip!
Posted by: steve | August 22, 2007 12:10 PM
After years of driving by the prune in oc, a friend convinced me to try one of the new baltimore locations. The cake donut in and of itself was wonderful. I had a second dipped in chocolate and it also did not make it home with me. I am so glad that I only ordered two because had I had more, I would have eaten them without sharing with my family. What a treat.
Posted by: Regjna | August 22, 2007 12:17 PM
Simon's is in Cockeysville!
Thanks. I'll correct it. I misunderstood your previous post. Elizabeth
Posted by: Christine | August 22, 2007 6:10 PM
On the strength of the raves here (and thanks to the link with locations), I went to Fractured Prune on Hardford Road on the way home from work.
My goodness! I am one happy (slightly bigger) camper!
Posted by: Janet | August 23, 2007 7:20 AM
My favorite place for donuts is Crumbs Galore on Route 40 in Rosedale. Freshly made donuts and pastries that have not taken a recent dip in the deep fat fryer - they are delicious! For pastries other than donuts, though, Patisserie Poupon on Baltimore Street can't be beat.
Posted by: Mary | August 23, 2007 7:43 AM
The absolutely best chocolate glazed doughnuts in the world are from Fisher's (formerly Leidig's) in Ellicott City. For some reason, they make so few of them on the weekend that they're usually gone by 10 am--I've tried but failed to convince them to make more, so I don't even bother going there if it's after 10. They have other doughnuts still available, though, and my second favorite is the sugar-twist doughnut.
Posted by: Erin Gilland ROby | August 23, 2007 1:30 PM
Yay for Keller's! Growing up in Linthicum, the whole fam would stop there for a dozen donuts after church on Sunday (a reward for making it through Mass!). I still stop by whenever I am in the area- thanks for making me smile with some great memories!
Posted by: sdr | August 23, 2007 2:23 PM
I dragged my husband to the Fractured Prune on Hardford Rd. this morning.
Now he's hooked as well. He said even their plain donut was better than anyone else's and the variety of topping and glazes blew him away.
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Posted by: Ulrich | September 3, 2007 6:18 AM
The bakery in Galena, on the Eastern Shore, is Village Bakery. I believe it's about to move to Chestertown, though.
Posted by: Leigh | September 4, 2007 11:11 PM