“The aptly named town of Seaside in the northwest corner of Oregon is home to Dundee’s Donuts, a hole in the wall kind of place, where they churn out (aka mix, chill, rest, roll, score, fry, cool and glaze) some of the best buttermilk bars that I have ever encountered on the continent. Along with the ubiquitous apple fritter, the buttermilk bar is the absolute ideal iteration of fried dough (in my humble and glucose-infused opinion). Born in the family run donut shops of Los Angeles during the turbulent’60s, these crunchy critters spread across America faster than the hula hoop craze (although penetration across the 49th has sadly remained spotty). Tim Hortons once offered some BB wannabes. Remember their beloved honey stick and walnut crunch? Both gone now—replaced by the Cardboard Dipped, Chocolate Ain’t-there and Old Fashioned Deglazed that come in sizes “Small” and “Smaller”. Don’t get me started. Can’t rant no more.
Time for a chin wipe and getting back to Dundee’s beautiful buttermilk bar. This rock solid specimen works best with coffee, is long and straight (with a central bulge), hardened and craggy on the outside yet fluffy and moist on the inside, subtly tangy yet super sweet to the core, and most importantly, doesn’t have a hole. Ironically, I could be described exactly the same way…except for the “doesn’t have a hole” part. I’m definitely holier than that. Amen.“
“The aptly named town of Seaside in the northwest corner of Oregon is home to Dundee’s Donuts, a hole in the wall kind of place, where they churn out (aka mix, chill, rest, roll, score, fry, cool and glaze) some of the best buttermilk bars that I have ever encountered on the continent. Along with the ubiquitous apple fritter, the buttermilk bar is the absolute ideal iteration of fried dough (in my humble and glucose-infused opinion). Born in the family run donut shops of Los Angeles during the turbulent’60s, these crunchy critters spread across America faster than the hula hoop craze (although penetration across the 49th has sadly remained spotty). Tim Hortons once offered some BB wannabes. Remember their beloved honey stick and walnut crunch? Both gone now—replaced by the Cardboard Dipped, Chocolate Ain’t-there and Old Fashioned Deglazed that come in sizes “Small” and “Smaller”. Don’t get me started. Can’t rant no more. Time for a chin wipe and getting back to Dundee’s beautiful buttermilk bar. This rock solid specimen works best with coffee, is long and straight (with a central bulge), hardened and craggy on the outside yet fluffy and moist on the inside, subtly tangy yet super sweet to the core, and most importantly, doesn’t have a hole. Ironically, I could be described exactly the same way…except for the “doesn’t have a hole” part. I’m definitely holier than that. Amen.“