When The Girl and I heard of the a place that makes donuts out of mashed potatoes, we were like no freakin’ way!! We just had to try them. Since we heard that each location closes the doors once they’ve sold out {which I LOVE, yay no food waste!}, we wanted to get there early enough to have our pick of the flavors.
The Holy Donut is a Portland, Maine original. They kind of pride themselves on making delicious, uniquely flavored donuts/pastries with only the highest quality ingredients. According to their website, they use “real Maine potatoes” in all of their donuts, use local dairy, unbleached King Arthur flour, only color their glazes with fruit juices or vegetable dyes…and the list goes on. This place is serious about quality.
When The Girl and I walked in we were blown away at the flavor choices. Apparently, one of their signature donuts is the bacon-cheddar filled one. It’s a slightly sweet fried donut, stuffed with bacon and sharp cheddar. Um, hello?! Genius. They have a dark chocolate sea salt that apparently rocks everyone’s world too {and it’s gluten free}. If you are looking for a little more unique flavor combination, you can try the sweet potato and ginger varieties. Best of all, they rotate their flavors daily, so each day kind of brings a new opportunity to try something a little different.
I’ve really never met a donut that I don’t like, and this place definitely did not disappoint.
~Mavis
Rita says
The original recipe for Krispy Kreme doughnuts used potato flour. That’s what gave them the distentive flavor. Don’t know if it’s still used 78 years later.
Jennifer Jo says
I always make my donuts with mashed potatoes. They make the donuts extra tender.
coleen says
Soooo, what flavor Holy Donut was your favorite and your daughters?
Jeanette says
I grew up in Winston-Salem where the Krispy Kreme donuts were born and there is a strong Moravian tradition here with the restored village of Old Salem where Moravian Sugar Cake is still made – the recipe for the cake uses mashed potatoes.
Madam Chow says
Mavis, I saw this and thought of you. Want to win a bed and breakfast in Maine?
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Mavis Butterfield says
I’m working on my entry! 🙂
Helen in Meridian says
I heard on NPR radio about this. They really really check your grammar and how professional sounding your business will be. Good luck.
kcb says
When I was a child, there was a donut shop called Spudnuts….donuts made w/potato flour. It was a chain way before Dunkin’ Donuts. There maybe a Spudnut shop in Seattle.