Top Pot Hand-Forged Doughnuts - Mark Klebeck [0]
DOUGHNUTS
Secrets and Recipes for the Home Baker
By
Mark and Michael Klebeck with Jess Thomson
Photographs by Scott Pitts
Michael Klebeck would like to thank:
God, August and June Klebeck; beautiful Georgette, Lucy, Louise, and Ulysses Klebeck; Terri and Martin Chacon; the entire Klebeck Family, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, cousins, in-laws, etc.; special thanks to Norm Day, the Hardwick family, Bill T., all the Top Pot extended family, including office staff, bakers, baristas, drivers, and roasters; all the artists and crafts people who helped make Top Pot so beautiful; special thanks to Russ R. and Maggie Cole for God’s sake; Tina R.; Todd H.; Kent L.; and the Lorig crew (Russ H., Joel G., Beau H., Matt C., and Todd H., again!!); Kris von Oy, the Pilkey family, Father Squier, Father Daniel Syverstad O.P.; Blessed Sacrament; the entire A.S.B. students, families, and staff; Saint Francis Cabrini, Lakewood, Wedgwood, and Seattle for making Top Pot so amazing and successful; Joel Radin and his family; Bryan Yeck; the early coffee crews at Bauhaus, Zeitgeist, and Top Pot; the early and current investors who believed and still believe!! Last, but not least, Mark K., Jess Thomson, and the entire Chronicle Books family!
Mark Klebeck would like to thank:
My parents, August and June Klebeck; my wife Libby, for her endless love and support; our sons Wolfgang and Otto—that they, too, will be fortunate to grow up and figure out what it is that they love to do in life; my brother Michael who I had the best time designing and building stores with, who inspired me, and who has more guts than anyone I have ever met; my entire Klebeck family; the Fernau family from Stevensville “the polka capital of the world” Michigan; Bill Terhar, a great friend and leader who tirelessly motivated me and drove Pot to success; Alex Sharma for believing in the company from day one; Tony Walker and family; Phyllis Hatfield; all our shareholders who believed in us; Tom Douglas for being such a great supporter, colleague, and 5th Avenue neighbor; my friend Brian Miller—Wide Angle TV; Tracy Dethlefs at Hullabaloo TV; Juanita Clemente; Dave and Dana Dysart; Chris Ballew; John Richards and everyone at KEXP; the city of Lakewood, Washington; King of Hawaii; the Wexley School for Girls; Dandy Social Club.
The artists: Tina Randolph, Matt Shoudy, Russ Rasmussen, Norman Day, Todd Hardman, Christine Godlewski, Art Chantry, and Ed Fotheringham; Scott Pitts for his photographic talents and mentoring; Amy Gundlach; Seattle Met Magazine; Alaska Airlines Magazine; Jessica Shambora at Fortune magazine; Andy Rothman at CNBC; the Travel Channel; Mark DeCarlo; Allison Dalvit at Food Network Challenge for pushing me to compete! Amy Clancy; Steve Wilson; Ben Saboonchian; Bret Stetka; John T. Edge; John Riordan; Jane and Michael Stern; NPR; KUOW; Julien Perry; Lori Harris at SBUX—you will always be remembered for your friendship and dedication to Top Pot from day one; Josh Brower and Jerry Nagae for your guidance and for always watching out for us during this great ride! Frank Burklund and all the Top Pot Doughnut bakers—present and past—you are so appreciated! To Gina Mainwal and Kim Yamagiwa, who led the charge early on; to our front counter staff, delivery drivers, and vendors; Joel Radin—co-founder and friend; Bryan Yeck and the staff at Zeitgeist Coffee; Belshaw Brothers; O.B. Williams; Visions Espresso; and the hundreds of GREAT suppliers.
Special thanks to Jess Thomson for her months of work putting this book together; Lorena Jones at Chronicle Books for always checking in and pushing me to make this happen; TO SEATTLE WASHINGTON USA! You made this happen and we could not have done it without you!
To EVERYONE else inadvertently not mentioned—THANK YOU!
Table of Contents
Cover Page
Title Page
Acknowledgement
Introduction
Top Pot: A BRIEF HISTORY
The Top POT BAKERY
A DOUGHNUT HISTORY and PRIMER
TYPES OF DOUGHNUTS
A GLOSSARY OF DOUGHNUT INGREDIENTS
DOUGHNUT-MAKING TOOLS
TOP POT BAKERS’ TIPS
FRYING