Back to the Real Salt Lake Newsfeed

Call it ’2019: A doughnut odyssey.' Utah bakery to send a glazed goody into, well, not space, but way up there.

Employees at Bowman’s Market in Kaysville will find out Friday when they launch a traditional glazed doughnut aboard a balloon into the atmosphere for National Doughnut Day.

Baker Noah Wenzel has been leading this (almost) space odyssey after hearing of a similar project in Europe. He also thought the store, known for the light, fluffy treats, deserved an equal shot at stardom.

Doughnut lovers have been known to travel to infinity and beyond to score a doughnut from this family-owned grocery store in central Davis County, said store manager Dave Cook, whose great-grandfather founded Bowman’s Market in 1913.