These old-fashioned, big, fluffy doughnuts in Chinatown can sell out within in an hour

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At Corner Peach in Chinatown, they have a nickname for the massive doughnuts that come out just right, practically round in all their glory after their dunk in the deep-fryer.

“We call them fat little ponies,” says co-owner Caroline Murphy.

The doughnuts are small-batch wonders, classically yeasted and slowly fermented overnight before they’re cooked. Perhaps 40 are made each day early in the week, while 100 might be made on Fridays and Saturdays. When there’s a rush, the doughnuts can sell out in under an hour, says Murphy. To be guaranteed a doughnut, or rather six doughnuts, you can pre-order a half-dozen via the Corner Peach website.

The restaurant at the corner of Somerset and Booth streets began selling doughnuts in its next-door bottle shop/store as a pandemic pivot, and for the most primal of reasons. “We just started doing them because we wanted to eat doughnuts more,” says Murphy.

The doughnuts change daily and are seasonal as possible. They come in classic flavours like honey-glazed, Boston cream and chocolate dip and sprinkles. There can be fancier options, such as coconut meringue with a raspberry jam filling, and there can be seasonal fritters made with fruit like blueberry or peach.

They are indulgent, fluffy, filling, and beautiful, and the top question in your mind should be “Who do I like enough to share a half-dozen of them with?”

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Corner Peach Store

806 Somerset St. W., cornerpeach.com

Open: Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Sunday and Monday

Prices: $4 and $4.50 for a single doughnut, $20 for a half-dozen

Access: One step to store, ramp to next-door restaurant connects to the store

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