The Doughneuring Challenge or #FS17doughneuring

[Mtansill]

I had been planning on going on the President’s Day ride, but had to change plans and stay local instead. Thus, I consoled myself with an EPIC BELTSVILLE DOUGHNEURING MINI RIDE. Yes, folks, you heard it – the best that Beltsville has to offer, minus all the gas stations, grocery stores, Starbucks, etc. There actually is a real gem in here – so read on.

First, a stop at the La Flor de Puebla Bakery (Houseplant Bakery? I kid.). I had remembered that there used to be a Korean bakery here, but it seems to have been replaced by one of the ubiquitous Latino bakeries that you see in PG County. Okay – no matter. I had sampled of Latino bakeries in the past – I would give it a shot. Upon entering, I saw that they indeed did have two varieties of doughnut – yeast chocolate frosted with sprinkles and yeast sugar-coated. The chocolate was more colorful, so I tried that…

NOPE NOPE NOPE! I tasted the frosting first – kind of a semi-sweet chocolate – not too bad – but then the bready part hit and it was simply awful. Doughnuts are not supposed to taste heavily of oil. I figure they didn’t have their oil hot enough when they fried them, because it was OILY! I ate a couple of small bites and then stashed it. By the end of the ride, the oil had soaked through the bakery paper, the paper bag, and had also liberally coated the inside of the plastic bag (glad for that extra layer!). Never again! Nevertheless, it made for a colorful photo:
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Second, I made my second visit to Raulin’s Bakery off of Route 1 – I was in desperate need of a cure after the last experience. This is where I picked up the Berliner (strawberry-filled, powdered sugar) and a bonus cinnamon-coated cake doughnut. Once again, upon tasting the cinnamon doughnut, I was questioning myself – why didn’t I go here more often? The slight crustiness, the soft interior, the taste of the bready part, the perfect amount of coating… all for a really decent price. Despite all the neat gourmet doughnuts in DC, I could very happily subsist on Raulin’s doughnuts for years. OMG SO GOOD! As for the Berliner, even though I’m not a jelly doughnut fan in general, this was also very tasty. It managed to be both substantial (heavy), and yet not a burden to eat the entire thing. Considering the filling still had strawberry seeds in it, I was happy to think that it wasn’t all “mystery filling.” If you are going to go to Beltsville for a doughnut, please stop here!
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I stopped at Panera for a pecan cinnamon roll, but consider that a little outside of the qualified entries. That was for my family at home.

Finally, since Costco was right across the street, I went there. Bike parking? Non-existent. It’s as if they don’t think bicyclists are going to go shopping for bulk. I did, however, find a appropriately-sized tree and locked up there. It was early, but the food court and the churros were warm. In my mind, the only way this is not a doughnut is in the shape. Fried dough combined with a cinnamon sugar topping – it even looked like one of the doughnuts I had just purchased at Raulin’s. It was.. okay. Tasty as far as the range of churros I’ve had at Costco in the past. After having just sampled the cinnamon cake doughnut across the street, the flavor of the churro’s bready part was far inferior. Luckily, it was warm and it had a really nice amount of cinnamon-sugar coating, so I was fine with it.
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Patriotic socks? I wore some – just wrong country.
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[Steve O]

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[Edelweiss]

[QUOTE=Steve O

Wonderful, will you please lead this Cheer when we meet for the Second Freezing Saddles Doughneuring Extravaganza in March?? March 11th, coming to the calendar soon. edelweiss

[Edelweiss]

Just days away, NOW is the weekend to get some Mardi Gras doughnuts!
The challenge is to find and enjoy one or more of the following:
Classic Beingets (hint: Bayou Bakery is a ringer for these puffs of delight)
An actual Mardi Gras doughnut, green, gold, and purple sugar or sprinkles in the icing
A part of a Ring-shaped King Cake (bonus if you get baby Jesus)
And,
Enjoying your entry while wearing bead necklaces is a bonus with photo proof.

Fat Tuesday, Fashing, Fastnacht, Mardi Gras, whatever you call it,
it is begging you for a Doughneuring indulgence before Lent begins!!

Let the Good Times Roll!
edelweiss

[consularrider]

Well, Carnival is underway, but there was no one in costume at the Bernbacher Backstuebchen in Bernbach when I stopped by about 10 am today. I saw lots of others as the ride progressed. I asked for a donut (there was one chocolate one on the back counter), but the sales clerk gave me a chocolate Berliner with chocolate pudding filling.

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[bikedavid]

Catching up on some doughneuring.

2/18 Hit a Dunkin Donuts in Columbia Heights (14th and Girard) in search of a Berliner. They had a raspberry jam and a Bavarian creme. Not sure if the raspberry one counts since they were both heart shaped. Probably left-over from Valentine’s Day as they were both a bit stale.

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2/19 Feeling rather unsatisfied, hit a 7-11 in Shaw (7th St and Rhode Island) the next day. They didn’t have a Berliner there either so settled on a regular glazed donut. They are just like the Krispy Kreme ones, light and airy–I can eat them all day.

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2/20 Was at Kapnos on U St for happy hour and didn’t realize the Greeks have their own version of donuts called Loukoumades. Doughy balls, fried, and then doused in honey, they remind me of the Indian Gulab Jabun. The Kapnos also comes with ice cream to offset the sweetness of the honey. Alas no Berliner but an enjoyable Greeker if there is such a thing.

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[Mtansill]

I stepped on the scale yesterday morning and saw that I had lost a few pounds, so thought that a little doughneuring was in order. After all, I couldn’t let that stand…

Since the previous two evenings I had arrived home rather late from my bicycling escapades, I knew that I was going to be relatively local this time. Could there possibly be Mardi Gras-themed doughnuts on Ash Wednesday nearby? Not likely, but worth the shot.

After getting in most of my miles, I stopped at Shopper’s first (this is my second doughneuring visit here). No luck on the Mardi Gras theme, so I decided to pick up one of their cronuts instead. These doughnuts used to be known by a different name before Dunkin’ came out with their cronut and Shopper’s decided to change the name, but I don’t remember what it was. Nevertheless, the Shopper’s version costs about a third of Dunkin’s over-priced version, and it’s really tasty. Airy-ness with a little bit of layering and a tasty glaze. A worthy Wednesday morning snack.

I then crossed the street to Dunkin. Well, truthfully, due to the incredibly inhospitable section of Route 1 that I had to cross, I actually went up a steep side-walk, crossed at a nearby light, took the first right, and circled up from behind the Dunkin’ by cutting through the veterinarian office there. Oh. Oops. Geez. Somebody did not clean up after their pet…

Anyway, second visit to this College Park Dunkin. No luck with Mardi Gras-themed doughnuts, so instead I picked up their newest offering – the vanilla truffle doughnut. A vanilla-filled offering, it was every bit as saccharine as you would expect. Not outside of the realm of ordinary, but not my favored fare.

Oh, and since the parking lot was so… appealing… I first found a nice picnic table near the former REI before sampling either specimen.

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[bikedavid]

Not wanting to lose weight as well while on vacation last week, I rented a bike while I was in Vancouver. There was a Tim Horton’s around the corner from my hotel so I biked around the block. Don’t think I’ve ever gone to a Tim Horton’s or it didn’t make an impression but they have an interesting assortment of donuts including a Churro Donut. Fried dough with more dough! Being in Canada, I thought I should get a maple one which I liked over the churro donut that I tried earlier at the airport.

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The next morning, I biked over to the Granville Island Public Market. It’s like a bigger version of Seattle’s Pike Place. I had seen a photo somewhere of donuts at the market and looked for the shop. It’s called Lee’s and the girl at the counter recommended the honey dip. I also got a chocolate one to try too. Can see why the honey is so popular. A yeast donut with real honey but not too sweet. Seems to have some sort of glaze too.

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[bikedavid]

Renting a bike in Whistler was a bit more work since they don’t have bike shares but I did find a couple of shops renting fat bikes. Perhaps a bit overkill but I’ve always wanted to try one.

Due to a lack of donut shops, I went to another Tim Horton’s. This particular shop had a sour cream glazed donut which I’ve never seen before and decided to give that a try. Not sure what I was thinking, it wasn’t bad, but probably should have stuck to something less exotic.

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I did stumble upon one non-Tim Horton with mini donuts. It was at a gastropub called El Furniture Warehouse. Can’t miss it with the big sign out front saying everything on the menu is $4.95 Canadian. Probably the cheapest place in Whistler so it always had long lines and I wasn’t able to make it in. In case you find yourself in Whistler for Freezing Saddles craving donuts…

[consularrider]

Stopped at another Hinnerbäcker, this time in Bad Vilbel for my Kaffee Crema. The only donut they had was the Apfel coated with cinnamon and sugar with a soft apple filling.

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Earlier this week I rode by a food cart that had a mini donut pooper, but didn’t stop for a sample.

[Edelweiss]

@consularrider 156252 wrote:

Stopped at another Hinnerbäcker, this time in Bad Vilbel for my Kaffee Crema. The only donut they had was the Apfel coated with cinnamon and sugar with a soft apple filling.

Earlier this week I rode by a food cart that had a mini donut pooper, but didn’t stop for a sample.

I am not sure I would stop for a Donut Pooper, either!! Sounds horrible.
Nice work, though, finding all the doughnuts in the greater Frankfurt area!!
Edelweiss

[consularrider]

@Edelweiss 156262 wrote:

I am not sure I would stop for a Donut Pooper, either!! Sounds horrible.
Nice work, though, finding all the doughnuts in the greater Frankfurt area!!
Edelweiss

There’s a pink food truck in Arlington that we were referring to as the donut pooper. I used to see it in Rosslyn during the week and it’s frequently at the Westover Farmers’ market on Sunday mornings. Also made fresh mini donuts to order.

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[Edelweiss]

Doughneurers,

Please see the separate thread announcing Doughneuring Ride #2.

Sunday, snow or shine, DC and Virginia, Rolls Out at NOON EDT from District Donuts on Capitol Hill (8th Str. SE)

You do not want to miss this one! The last Doughneuring Ride of FS2017! Only 25 miles!!

Spoiler Alert: we will finish at a Beerneuring pub for Beer with Doughnuts!!

Keep eating doughnuts, edelweiss

[consularrider]

Today I had to opt for a Schokoladecroissant with my Kaffee since the Uwe Rumpf Bäckerei-Konditorei-Cafe in Dortelweil did not have any donuts.

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[Steve O]

@consularrider 156270 wrote:

There’s a pink food truck in Arlington that we were referring to as the donut pooper. I used to see it in Rosslyn during the week and it’s frequently at the Westover Farmers’ market on Sunday mornings. Also made fresh mini donuts to order.

Yep. Got my point already from Mama.

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