Doughnut vs. Timbit

It seems like it was only yesterday when the excitement started about the new ‘timbit’ craze. What are these small balls of dough you say? Well, they are the middle of the doughnut! The middle of the doughnut had to go somewhere! Why waste the middle when it tastes so delicious. Why not turn them into something useful?

T-shirt courtesy of Snorgtees

So the brilliant idea was born. Lets make the inside of the doughnut a mini doughnut itself and call it a timbit! The interesting thing about this though, is that timbits over the years have gradually gotten bigger and bigger to the point where it couldn’t possibly be the middle of the doughnut! Three timbits would be the same as eating a whole doughnut to itself. Did you know that?

Why do doughnuts have holes in them in the first place? Who thought they would make a perfectly delicious round baked good, and take the middle part away? Was it for design? did they run out of dough? Is that just how they turned out?

I’m missing and still waiting for them to come up with a Boston cream timbit. Boston creme doughnuts are my fav…and if only they just made a bit sized one I would be in heaven. They already had the jelly stuffed ones, so what are you waiting for! It would be like a round bite sized version of an eclair!

What’s next? A bagit? The middle of a bagel and we can start making mini sandwiches?