Feature Friday: Schmidt Bakery
Growing up in Dearborn County, I heard tales of these amazing, almost implausible pastry treat a few towns over. But in my 30-ahem years living less than half an hour from Batesville, I never actually tasted a Cherry Thing-a-Ling.
What, you ask, is a Cherry Thing-a-Ling? According to the Schmidt Bakery website, "A Cherry Thing-a-ling is a fritter type donut that has cherries in it, instead of the typical, Apple or Blueberry (which we also make). It is fried to perfection and then topped off with a cherry glaze!" which is served warm for 5 days only, during President's Day weekend. The tradition started as a one day treat in the 1970s and has grown to a 5 day Batesville holiday!
Thankfully my allergies are mild enough that I can sometimes splurge, and fritters are definitely worth it to me. We missed Cherry Thing-a-Ling days because of a poorly timed vacation, so you can imagine my delight when I stopped in the other day for blueberry fritters and saw this:
They had made and frozen extra in case there were any issues with the shipped orders. Once shipping was done, they were able to sell off the extras. All of this to say, while I've still never had a fresh Cherry Thing-a-Ling, I was beyond excited to get my frozen dozen. I think it's fair to say they were worth the wait!
Schmidt Bakery is open 4:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Thursday, 4:00am to 5:30pm Friday and 4:00am to 2:00pm on Saturday. The only Sunday they are open is Cherry Thing-a-Ling Sunday. Schmidt Bakery is the epitome of a small town, family run business turned superstar. I'm thrilled to be local, but no matter where you're coming from, Schmidt is definitely worth the drive!
What, you ask, is a Cherry Thing-a-Ling? According to the Schmidt Bakery website, "A Cherry Thing-a-ling is a fritter type donut that has cherries in it, instead of the typical, Apple or Blueberry (which we also make). It is fried to perfection and then topped off with a cherry glaze!" which is served warm for 5 days only, during President's Day weekend. The tradition started as a one day treat in the 1970s and has grown to a 5 day Batesville holiday!
Thankfully my allergies are mild enough that I can sometimes splurge, and fritters are definitely worth it to me. We missed Cherry Thing-a-Ling days because of a poorly timed vacation, so you can imagine my delight when I stopped in the other day for blueberry fritters and saw this:
They had made and frozen extra in case there were any issues with the shipped orders. Once shipping was done, they were able to sell off the extras. All of this to say, while I've still never had a fresh Cherry Thing-a-Ling, I was beyond excited to get my frozen dozen. I think it's fair to say they were worth the wait!
Schmidt Bakery is open 4:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Thursday, 4:00am to 5:30pm Friday and 4:00am to 2:00pm on Saturday. The only Sunday they are open is Cherry Thing-a-Ling Sunday. Schmidt Bakery is the epitome of a small town, family run business turned superstar. I'm thrilled to be local, but no matter where you're coming from, Schmidt is definitely worth the drive!
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