Halle Winkler

OK, I have sampled the doughnuts of Atelier Dough and I can report.

The cake doughnut, ideally named The Old Fashioned, is outstanding. You can taste how oily it is, but I think this is probably a positive and not a negative in a doughnut, because absent-mindedly over-doughnut-ing isn't going to happen with these doughnuts, since all their ingredients can be perceived.

The crumb is superior, and they've taken every step to create bonus angled surface area on the doughnut for amazing texture.

Jun 9, 2023 at 12:12pmWeb
Show threadHalle WinklerJun 9, 2023

Eva had the Crème Brûlée and it didn't quite work as a doughnut.

We shared some of a plain and it was good, however, the lattice in the dough was too strong – this was a very springy doughnut where you would more expect it to collapse under pressure.

I think this is an accident of taking the patisserie approach, because as far as a I know, there is no German or French proper bakery treat with that internal structure. However, you can get it at the fair: Schmalzkuchen is the most similar.

Show threadHalle WinklerJun 9, 2023
Prècis: will go back for cake doughnuts because I too am an Old Fashioned, and on @Raffo's suggestion, a Lemon Meringue will definitely be tried in the future. As suspected, the economics of this place look like they are flatly impossible, but maybe they will get a distribution deal with The Barn or something else suitable.
Show threadZoë SmithJun 9, 2023
@Halle It's "From our own correspondent" but for doughnuts and I am here for it.
Show threadHalle WinklerJun 9, 2023
@zoejessica Serious business! Anyway, it's a really slow news week, right? 😅
Show threadZoë SmithJun 9, 2023
@Halle Timely though - Apple didn't go for this in their marketing but Vision Pro really is the best headset to pair with doughnuts as it doesn't matter if the controllers are covered in sugar.
Show threadHalle WinklerJun 9, 2023
@zoejessica Excellent point. Now that you mention it, doughnut compatibility is a woefully under-explored area in human factors research.