It’s National Doughnut Day! Where in Petaluma Will You Celebrate?

When you get a doughnut do you go for the glazed or the fruit filled?  Do you like maple bars and buttermilk bars or do you prefer the plain or chocolate old fashioned doughnut?  It's National Doughnut Day so indulge a little.

National Doughnut Day was started by the Salvation Army back in 1938 and was meant as a vehicle to honor the women who served doughnuts and coffee to soldiers during World War I.

Some Definitions

Is a maple bar or a fritter actually a doughnut?  According to the doughnut style guide (yes there is a doughnut style guide) at the Serious Eats website, “a doughnut is a deep-fried piece of enriched dough, traditionally (but not always) sweet and traditionally (but not always) ring-shaped. Once fried, that dough is often then finished with sugar, frosting, or glaze; or filled with cream, jelly, or another sweet element.”

Spelling

We also learn from the style guide that the variant spelling “donut” was started by the Doughnut Machine Corporation, which thought international sales would be helped by a phonetic spelling.

What Your Friends and Neighbors are Saying 

We asked our Facebook friends to tell us their favorite doughnut shops.

We heard back from a lot of folks and one thing is clear- Keny’s Donuts is a favorite around town.  Also mentioned by readers is Sunrise Donuts.

Other choices for Petaluma doughnut fiends are The Donut Den on McDowell and Bovine Bakery on Kentucky.

If you’re near a Krispy Kreme Doughnut Shop today, you can stop in for a free doughnut.

What’s your favorite place to grab a bit of the fried dough goodness?  Tell us in comments.