The dutchie is a Canadian

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popularized by the

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chain. It is a square, yeast-lifted doughnut containing

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s that is coated with a sugary glaze. The dutchie was one of two original baked goods (along with the

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) that had been available on Tim Hortons' doughnut menu since the chain's inception in 1964. The dutchie was later removed from the chain's permanent menu, along with the peanut doughnut.

In Canada

In an informal 1988 poll of ''

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'' readers, Tim Hortons was awarded three gold medals, two for its dutchies and one to the banana cream doughnut. The company's double chocolate and honey glazed fared less well with the judges. In 1995, the ''Toronto Star'' had a story reflecting on Tim Hortons "selling out" to

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with "the spectacle of another great Canadian icon, one more priceless chocolate coconut cream-filled dutchie glazed cruller Timbit of our precious heritage, gone to Yankee burgerfat, (rounding) out the menus of the two chains by blending Tim Hortons morning meals and snacks with the strength enjoyed by Wendy's in lunches and dinners; burp; and nobody around to pass the Maalox?" A 2009 story in ''

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'' reported an apparent scarcity of doughnut specialties such as the dutchie at the newly opened

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Tim Hortons stores. The report contrasted the baked from scratch at stores approach of Krispy Kreme and some

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locations compared to the "flash frozen" and shipped Tim Hortons method. Noting that "American visitors tend to flock to the sweets", including the "raisin-studded Dutchie", the ''Times'' found redemption among Canadians that the brand is once again a Canada-based company while contrasting the way politicians in the U.S. "woo" soccer moms while in Canada they "go after Tim Hortons voters". The dutchie is no longer on the chain's permanent menu. It was temporarily re-introduced in June 2017 as one of several "Canadian-themed" products celebrating Canada's sesquicentennial.Canadif
Tim Hortons Launches Canadian-Themed Treats For Canada's 150th Birthday
June 7, 2017

Timbit

Tim Hortons has sold a smaller " donut hole" Dutchie under the Timbit brand. In February 2014, Tim Hortons announced that Dutchie Timbit had been discontinued due to low popularity.City News Toront
Dutchie Timbit among 24 items cut from Tim Hortons menu
February 21, 2014

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* {{Doughnuts Products introduced in 1964 Canadian cuisine Tim Hortons Canadian doughnuts

In Canada

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