Bronuts Donuts & Coffee Shop
Blair – Yeasted Donut, Strawberry Glaze, Balsamic Drizzle
Special – Espresso Glaze, Dulce de Leche, Sea Salt
Trixie – Honey Oat Cake Donut, Raisins
Francine – Apple Cider Vinegar Cake Donut, Spice Glaze, Blueberry Drizzle
Brock – Rocky Road Fritter, Chocolate, Marshmallow, Pecans, Walnuts
PJ – Peanut Butter Glaze, Peanuts, Raspberry Jam Filling
Predating the arrival of Oh Doughnuts by approximately 18 months one can safely say Bronuts brought Artisan fried Dough to Manitoba, and with a location in walking distance from Clementine it was on the way out of town that Brett and Dylan Zahari’s comfortable Café was visited and found to be excellent despite its surfer-dude name.
Yet another fairly new business hoping to make Winnipeg’s Exchange District a destination, aforementioned Clementine as well as deer + almond also earning accolades both local and national, it is immediately on entering the brightly lit space at 3-100 King Street that guests will notice a stark contrast from Amanda Kinden’s Doughnuttery on Broadway, the clean layout and loquacious employees happy to discuss their concept and make recommendations amongst ten daily choices.
A passion project for the locally raised brothers, time and research including baking classes in The Bay Area finally yielding a signature Brioche base that raises high with subtle egginess and plenty of Yeast, each Bronut is named after an unspecified Woman or Man and beginning first with a lady named Blair the quality of Glaze is immediately evident as the flavor of fresh Strawberries walks in-step with reduced Balsamic Vinegar.
Continuing next with Friday’s Special, a weekly tradition where Bronuts tries out new ideas, it probably will not surprise anyone that Caramel and Coffee pair nicely considering the success of Starbucks Macchiato while a transition to Cake shows versatility as two entirely different flavored bases came across moist and dense, Trixie like a warm bowl of Oats and Francine better than any fair or farm ring thanks to bold aromatics plus a lightly fruity linger.
Rounding out the morning with filled and Fritter, the fact that Bronuts covers a wide-range of styles despite such a concise collection speaking volumes about the Zaharis’ attention to detail, suffice it to say that even Peanut Butter and Jelly is benefitted by scratch made Jam plus whole salted Peanuts while “Brock” eschewed typical Fruit flavors and went all in on a Fritter that is grease-free but still hefty thanks to Dark Chocolate, Marshmallows and Nuts both on top and within.
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