Visit Us
Step in the door and step back in time to
smell the warm, sweet smells of fresh baked
donuts, breads, and sweets. Step into a time
when lives were more relaxed and food was
made with pride.
Don’t forget your
Bloedow’s souvenirs!
Since 1924
Homemade donuts,
buns, rolls, & breads
fresh baked daily
Winona, Minnesota
Featuring original recipes for:
STORE HOURS
Monday – Friday
6:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Saturday
7:30 AM – 3:00 PM
451 East Broadway
507-452-3682
www.bloedows.com
BLOEDOW
BAKERY
Donuts • Buns • Rolls • Breads
Craving a Bloedow’s donut on Sunday?
Visit Midtown Foods or any Winona Sinclair or Kwik Trip convenience store.
Our Promise
The employees of Bloedow Bakery promise to continue the Bloedow’s tradition by
providing high quality baked goods like no
others.
451 East Broadway
507-452-3682
www.bloedows.com
Original Recipes
History
Many of the Bloedow donuts, rolls, and
breads you see in the cases each day are still
made with the recipes used on the bakery’s
first day of business. Other specialties have
been added during the 90+ years of tradition. We use Winona’s own Bay State flour
in our recipes.
In 1924, Ernest Bloedow had a dream to
start his own bakery in Winona, MN. Located at 601 East Sanborn Street, Ernest
and his wife, Mary, started their little bakery which soon became a family affair. In
1925, the bakery moved to the corner of
Broadway and Laird into a former saloon,
complete with a hitching post outside. The
bakery soon became known as Bloedow’s
Little Bake Shop on Broadway. There it
flourished and was passed down through
the family.
By 1941, Ernest and Mary’s daughter, Mildred, and her husband, Julius Gernes, assisted in the bakery operations and eventually purchased the bakery. In 1984, Mildred
and Julius’ son, Ernie, and his wife, Darlene, took over the Bloedow tradition with
its now famous recipes.
FILLED DONUT SCHEDULE
Monday
Bavarian Cream
Tuesday
Lemon or
Whip Cream
WednesdayApple
Thursday
Bavarian Cream
Friday
Lemon or
Whip Cream
Saturday
Bavarian Cream
or Blueberry
On January 1, 2005, the bakery was sold
to Hugh and Mary Polus, the first owners
outside of the Bloedow family. A baker at
Bloedow Bakery since the age of 15, Hugh
was mentored by Ernie and Darlene for
almost 20 years to continue the Bloedow
tradition. While some customers may have
been skeptical of the change, they were
soon relieved to know that nothing would
be changed with the Bloedow’s recipes.
The Poluses are both native Winonans and
grew up on Bloedow’s treats.
A David & Goliath
Story... Bakery Style
In December 2005, Winona residents tastetested and the result was national news. Less
than two years after entering the Winona
market, the international doughnut colossus, Krispy Kreme, pulled its products from
store shelves, ceding the territory to locally
owned Bloedow’s. While their exit started
out quietly, a local newspaper ran a story
which was quickly picked up by the Associated Press and run across the country.
Our Customers
Ask any native Winonan and you will find
Bloedow’s is a stop not to miss. Our customers all agree: once you’ve had a Bloedow’s
donut, you will go back for more. Many fans
agree that the first and last stop when coming to Winona is Bloedow’s, and one donut
is not enough. What fans won’t agree on is
which donut is the best. There are just too
many “bests” to choose from. Bloedow’s
fans are so devoted, they have created a
group on Facebook dedicated to sharing
Bloedow’s stories. They also voted Bloedow
Bakery the “Best of MN: Best Donut Shop”
through WCCO-TV. The bakery was also
named one of the 50 Finest Donut Shops in
America by Saveur Magazine, and was highlighted in Go Nuts for Minnesota Doughnuts
by Explore Minnesota.