Kiedrowski’s Simply Delicious Bakery in Amherst, Ohio isn’t just a place to grab a donut – it’s a pilgrimage site for pastry enthusiasts across the Buckeye State and beyond.

There’s a place in Kingsley, Pennsylvania where the cream puffs are so legendary that folks will happily burn a tank of gas just to get their hands on one. Bingham’s sits unassumingly along a stretch ...