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Sorry, but the simple pleasures are out.<\/p>\n

At least where doughnuts are concerned. We are in the age of Big Doughnuts, a time when if you\u2019re going to have a doughnut, you\u2019re going to make it count.<\/p>\n

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Doughnuts have become events, taking the fried dough form and topping them with rich maple and bacon, zippy berry icings and pistachios, crafted with the care of pastries.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why for National Doughnut Day I dropped in on the newish Tepuy Donuts on Capital Boulevard in Raleigh<\/a>, a specialty shop of gloriously tall sourdough doughnuts just outside the Beltline.<\/p>\n

At Tepuy, owned by baker Alejandro Contreras, the sourdough doughnuts get a 24-hour ferment before frying and filling, resulting in an airy but structured, chewy but light doughnut.<\/p>\n

We stopped in at Tepuy as part of The News & Observer\u2019s On A Budget column, where we dine for less than $25 out the door.<\/p>\n

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Tepuy is part of a trend of idealized doughnut shops in the Triangle, taking humbled fried dough to new heights. Other new school shops serving monster doughnuts include Bright Spot in Raleigh<\/a> and Redstart Takeaway<\/a> in Durham, which serves $6.50 filled doughnuts that entire families might have to split.<\/p>\n

At Tepuy, sure, there are the classics, the vanilla glazed and chocolate sprinkles, even Boston Cream Pie. But Tepuy shines with its twists on the form, a vibrantly pink raspberry icing with sprinkles, a banana pudding with a small temple of Nilla Wafers converging in the middle and its signature doughnut, the Cr\u00e8me br\u00fbl\u00e9e, with a hard shell of sugar and rich custard filling, worthy of any fine French restaurant.<\/p>\n

But these aren\u2019t the doughnuts you can afford to pick up a couple dozen to bring to the office. Doughnuts start at $3 and $4 for regular and reach as much as $6 for specialties.<\/p>\n

Afraid the rush of National Doughnut Day would lead to an early sell-out I put in my order the night before, managing five doughnuts with tax and tip for $24.49.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s how I\u2019d rank them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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