While most original recipes call for yeast as a leavening agent, old-fashioned donuts were leavened with baking powder (which ...

But Top Pot's heart-stopping, dense, old-fashioned doughnuts are also a claim to fame ... and the Lemon Glazed Blueberry Cake. The staff seemed excited to show off their latté art skills.

Old-fashioned doughnut shops are as much a part of the Bostonian character as, say, cheering on the Sox or throwing some steak tips on the grill. (Dunkin’ Donuts was born nearby in Quincy ...