The NightOwl Bakery

Stop by and say "Hi" and let us dunk your donut ...

"Glad You Asked That Question".......................

What kind of a bakery runs out of goodies?
Er, um, this kind. We've all been spoiled by a baking industry that has convinced us we can get anything we want any time we want it. But the awful truth is that such convenience is made possible only by chemicals and other food additives. We make our breads & donuts just the way you would at home, with the same ingredients you'd use. And we make them fresh each morning in batches of several dozen at a time. Sales are episodic, so by the time we notice we're running out, it's usually too late to make more.

This used to be quite common, with most bakeries shutting their doors for the day when they sold out, and with customers knowing they had to get there early enough to get a good selection. Oh for the good old days!

Whadya mean by Real Bakery Bread & Donuts anyway?
We use only the ingredients you'd use if you were making donuts at home: whole grain and premium white flour, sugar, spices, milk, eggs and so on. The big bakery chains, for a lot of reasons, prefer to use custom mixes and tap water. The mixes they use may contain various additives designed to extend the batch life, keep the donuts "fresh" (or at least moist) for hours while on display, make them look perfectly symetrical, colour or flavour them, or just make them less expensive to produce. Increasingly, these large producers make their breads & donuts in a factory a long way from where they'll be sold, then ship them frozen to the stores where they're heated, decorated and served.

We prefer to spend a little extra time and money to make fresh bread & donuts that taste wonderful and are wholesome to eat. We also like to support local producers and employ local people. We think it matters.

Are NightOwl donuts baked?
As for baked, no, sorry, baked donuts are called bagels. We don't make bagels. Donuts are, by definition, fried in oil—that's part of what makes them so yummy, especially when they're hot and fresh. It's up to the baker to ensure they don't absorb too much oil, but they do—they must—absorb some, both for flavour and texture.

Do you use any animal products in your breads & donuts?
Yes, but no cows were harmed in the making of these donuts. We use unsalted butter and 2% milk. We've heard that donuts fried in lard taste scrumptious, but we don't go there. We fry our donuts in a common all-vegetable frying shortening.

When can I get warm breads & donuts?
That depends on production, and production depends on demand, and demand.... Well, the short answer is, that depends. Monday through Friday, we fry the day's donuts from 5:30 to 7:30 am. So a short answer is, early.