Monday, May 7, 2012
Restaurants / Food Finds Chocolate ganache donut, anyone?
Posted by Brad Kaplan @BradKaplanATL on Mon, May 7, 2012 at 9:20 AM
I had a hard time picking out one thing to try at Swit - but the chocolate-topped donuts were calling my name. Swit uses a brioche dough for these pillowy babies (yes, more pillow), which gives them a nice balance between dense and airy. But what separates this particular donut from the pack is the chocolate topping. Swit makes a ganache from 64% cacao dark chocolate from Valrhona. It's dark and bitter and messy and just about perfect on top of a donut. A dash of chocolate sprinkles adds a touch of crunch against the soft, fudge-like ganache. The slightly sour bite of the chocolate also balances out the typical glazed donut sweetness. Perfection.
On the way out, we picked up a loaf of crusty sourdough bread, which also turned out to be quite good. I'm eager to try more from Swit - maybe someday soon they'll whip out some Swit-y Balls.
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