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I'm into basic donuts, my go to's are raised glazed and plain cake donuts. i might venture off path and get a nutty or chocolate but my go to's are the basics. There used to be a number of doughnut shops and bakeries around, now not so much in the Wal mart world.

Anyway mostly get donuts at Kroger,decent when very fresh but hours later the cake donuts are soft and almost soggy. Yesterday I bought some plain cake donunts but today soft soft soft. Had a thought, popped one in the toaster, wow better than fresh! Crispy outside fluffy inside.
 
There's a donut shop called Holtman's about 15 minutes from here. They've been in business since 1960, have a good variety, and are very popular. When my grandfather was in the Milford nursing home in the late 60's, my dad would always stop there on the way home. He would usually get blueberry cake donuts with white icing, but occasionally other flavors. Wednesday was the usual day for him to go, so I looked forward to that every week. I rarely eat donuts anymore since having heart trouble ten years ago, as they are high in saturated fat. I probably eat 7 or 8 a year. I do plan to go sometime next month, as they will have pumpkin donuts.

Cincinnati is fortunate to have several independent bakeries, though most are on the west side, as are the meat markets (and I live on the east). My favorite has good donuts, but I usually get cupcakes there.
 
 
Walmart bakery section.  Local/regional grocery has a bakery section.  There's a Daylight Donuts location, and another shop a block from it that's run by the same people but not branded Daylight.  An independent hispanic-owned bakery that I've never (yet) visited.

@ Daylight, I like blueberry cake, regular glazed, maple iced, apple fritters, raspberry filled, cinnamon rolls, chocolate iced.

@ Walmart, sour cream, apple fritters, Persian cinnamon rolls.
 
Our local bakery closed at least ten years ago. A Casey's gas/convenience store opened and they make good donuts/fried rolls on premises. HyVee (our only grocery store) trucks donuts/rolls in from Worthington (about 25 miles away) every morning around 6:45.

I'll eat nearly any version if it's put in front of me, but as with original-poster Matt, my preference is either a plain old cake or glazed raised--depending on whether or not a cup of coffee is also involved.
 
If you are driving on Rt. 5 in West Springfield, Mass., you must stop at Donut Dip.

Nearby Chicopee has Bob’s Bakery for all pastry, especially pączki at Easter time.

Of course, Dunkin’ Donuts are located on virtually every corner here in Mass. I fill out their short survey and get a free donut every time.
 
In our neck of the woods the best donuts come from the little independent donut shops run by Asian people, and there are a lot of them.  The one down the street is The Jelly Donut.  My favorite donuts are Glazed Buttermilk Old Fashioned donuts, or Apple Fritters, which really aren’t a proper donut, but I love them.

 

When I worked as a Micro Electronic Assembler at Hewlett Packard during the last 6 months of ‘79  I worked the swing shift.  At 4:30 pm every day the company brought in fresh donuts and coffee for the staff.  We were all salivating like Pavlov’s dogs when they wheeled in the carts that were placed in front of the plate glass windows between the work area and the break area.  It was a great job perk.

 

During the early years of the Depression my maternal grandpa went to the Dakota’s to work in the wheat fields because there was precious little work in Cullison, Kansas.  Grandma made Potato Donuts that she sold in town to help make ends meet, along with taking in wash and sewing.  This was how she kept bed and board together for she and her four daughters until grandpa got back from the wheat fields in the Dakotas.

 

During the 70’s Mom sold these same Potato Donuts at the little market in Ocean Cove on the coast.  They were a big hit with the community.  She used the eggs from her own chickens in the donuts and also sold these eggs to the store too.

 

Here is the recipe that my Aunt Virginia typed up for my Mom.  The Mom she was referring to was grandma.  She forgot to type the 4 1/2 cups flour so she hand wrote it.  She included grandma’s “Shortening the size of an egg” grandma must have been using some big eggs LOL, and clarified the amount as being 6 tbs.  Mom either iced them with chocolate or plain glaze or rolled them in powdered sugar.

 

Eddie

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Hi Fred!

I always enjoy seeing your posts, with places familiar to me!
I grew up with Dunkin Donuts, and thought they were the standard in my youth.
Something did change over the years though. For one thing, I've been told their donuts are no longer made on site. If I feel like a donut, and there's nothing else around, I'll eat a Dunkin.

I've never tried them from Bob's, even though I grew up in Chicopee.

Once I had Donut Dip, many years ago, they became my favorite.
The black raspberry filled are tasty, and they have seasonal flavors, which can be fun.

However; since discovering Mrs. Murphy's in Southwick, they are now the donut by which I judge all others. It's a bit more of a trek for you than it is for me, but if you're ever in the area, you should definitely give them a try!

Barry
 
Some Dunkin Donuts

Still make donuts on premise.  Like the one on Waltham St. Lexington (I think I got the location right).

 

Otherwise they are made in a factory in Ward Hill MA (Lawrence/Haverhill area).

 
 
But it's all slave work and for what?...

When I was young I worked at a Mr. Donut store owned by a neighbor, Mr. B.  I was going to a community college so I was the "porter" who cleaned the place after the baker was finished making donuts all day.  I soon showed no interest in being a "baker" where you spend most of the day over a pool of hot oil flipping over donuts.  The counter girls would "finish" the donuts, that is, fill them, apply topping.  I had a hard time handling hot donuts because I guess my skin was more sensitive than "Bert", the baker who had a staring problem.  Meanwhile, Mr. B. was grabbing counter girls, even though he was married.  He also asked me probish questions about my bank account, do I have a girlfriend.  This took place around 1982, I cannot believe he did those things even back then.  

 

I did get along with the coworkers, mostly the counter girls.  One girl who was going to college for premed once remarked:  "It's all slave work and for what?  TO CREATE A JUNK FOOD FOR FAT PEOPLE!!  I just thought at the time, what a waste of energy and resources just so fat people can have donuts.

 

This video shows how much some people want donuts.  Mr. Donut merged into Dunkin and now they are all Dunkin locations.

 

 

 
Barry

I forgot to list Mrs. Murphy's. Yes, it is a long ride just for donuts, but it could be paired with a trip to the Summer House. Definitely give Bob's Bakery a try. They have been in downtown Chicopee for 50 years.

Ever since the pandemic started, our local Dunkin Donuts on Congress St. has been closing early, at 5:00 pm. So, if I stop in around 3, closer to closing time, they usually throw in an extra free donut. Free is good!

Fred
 
"I rarely eat donuts anymore since having heart trouble ten years ago, as they are high in saturated fat. I probably eat 7 or 8 a year. I do plan to go sometime next month, as they will have pumpkin donuts."

Tom, I feel pretty much the same way. I don't make a habit of them after being put on a statin that affected my memory. But I must admit, some of them could be addicting.

Barry
 
Barry, I was on a statin ( Lipitor and generic equiv.) for about two years, and it caused me to have memory issues too. I don't know what would have happened if I'd continued on it. I try not to eat much saturated fat, get enough exercise, and I take turmeric every day, in addition to clopidogrel (blood thinner). I get my c-reactive protein level checked a couple times per year.
 
Donuts...they'll be the death of me

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">Not nearly as many donut shops here as in the Bay Area, but at least there's a Winchell's close by. I get a dozen (14) old-fashioned glazed and large apple fritters (usually on the way home from the doctor) and go home and pig-out. It's a combination heart attack and diabetes in a box. I love donuts. </span>

 

<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;">Several of your basic healthy food groups in one bite...deep fried dough, lots of sugar and a little apple...</span>

 

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Even though I love a good donut or apple fritter I haven’t had one for well over a year.  If we do get donuts, which is a rarity, we never get more that two each at a time.  It’s just too hard to keep from overindulging if there’s a box of a dozen or more in the house.  One or two every year or so ain’t gonna hurt us.

 

Likewise, I never make them anymore, thats really too much  temptation to have around.  The last time I made donuts was in 1982 when we were first married, just to show David I knew how to do it.

 

Same goes for pancakes and waffles, only once a year or so.  I like lots of butter and syrup on them, definitely not a healthy choice.  And I don’t what to eat them unless they are sinfully saturated with both.

 

Eddie
 

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