Have you heard.... It was a photo finish...

I am sure you are hanging onto the edge of your seat...  leaning forward... breathless with anticipation...  Eager to learn which cinnamon roll from The Dipped Donut came out on top - caramel iced or maple iced.  Before I reveal the results of our two person sampling, I should share a little backstory.  I have a sensitive palate when it comes to cinnamon.  What most folks consider perfect is usually way too heavy on the cinnamon for me.  In fact, there is a story that has been told and retold since my childhood involving my reaction to my Aunt Myrtle's legendary apple pie.  I tried it for the first time at four years old.  When she asked me how I liked it, I said "it was good, but I think it had too much cinnamon in it."  Aunt Myrtle was shocked to hear such words from the mouth of a young child.  Now more than 40 years later, she still tells me: "I'm sorry, but I still put too much cinnamon in my apple pie."  Then we both laugh.  This aversion to strong cinnamon flavor leads me to avoid most cinnamon rolls that the masses would count as heavenly.  I don't even try them from my favorite bakeries.  This is also why I use mainly Ceylon at home instead of generic (korintje) cinnamon when I bake.   

I am so glad I didn't let this hold me back from the cinnamon rolls at The Dipped Donut.  Perhaps the effects of this pandemic are pushing me outside my comfort-zone?  Regardless, I am more than happy to share that the cinnamon rolls ROCKED the house.  I am not going to spend paragraphs describing them to you.  I am just going to tell you to jump in the car and drive over to get some for yourself.  Be sure to check their hours before your wheels are turning.  I don't want anyone crying in the parking lot outside The Dipped Donut on my account.

Oh yeah, you are still waiting for the verdict.  Not to disappoint, but it was a split decision.  My sweetest preferred the maple iced and I preferred the caramel iced.  She said: "the maple icing was a tad sweeter whereas the flavor of the caramel icing was less sweet and more complex."  Can't argue with that at all.  We wholeheartedly agree that both are the stuff dreams are made of... and only give our favorite a small edge over second best.  Guess that means you will just need to try them both too and decide for yourself.  If you were feeling really saucy, you could get one with vanilla icing too.   I recommend eating with a fork rather than your hands.  We don't need anyone licking their fingers during a pandemic. (chortle)  Here's one last tip though...  They bake a limited quantity daily and you don't want to get there later than me.  You know I am a kind-hearted soul, but I am not saving any for you.  (sinister laugh)

Your Dining Scout and Shadetree Chef,
Michael Hurd - aka Big Mike

Here's the photo finish...  If my wife wasn't watching...
I would have licked the plate.  Yummmmm.

The Dipped Donut 
256 S Sandusky Street
Delaware, OH
740.957.8100
https://www.thedippeddonut.com/