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SHOEMAKER, MD Diabetes & Endocrinology FranciscanDocs.org February 16-28, 2019 4 Hendricks County ICON myhcicon.com COMMUNITY Made from A Baker’s Life *DPOJD)JMMJHPTT#BLFSZJO#SPXOTCVSH DFMFCSBUFTZFBSTPGTXFFUNFNPSJFT (Cover photo by Rick Myers) #Z-JOETBZ%PUZ Cream flled, powered, chocolate cake and of course -- the COVER STORY homemade Hilligoss yeast doughnut with a glaze. It is 1:30 a.m. on a wintry Friday in “The yeast doughnuts are the most popular,” Hilligoss January and Mike Hilligoss is emerging out of bed to head said. “To make them, we scale everything out and then mix into his bakery in Brownsburg. it. Then it has to sit for 45 minutes. That’s the frst proof and “Yes, it is early. But when I come in, I’m wide awake,” said then it rests. Then we roll it out and cut them and then put Mike Hilligoss, owner of Hilligoss Bakery. “I’m used to it. them in the proof box for anywhere from 10 to 45 minutes By 10 a.m., your day is almost done. We do most of our and then we fry ’em.” business in the morning.” Through the decades, the goodies have drawn a loyal fol- The 69-year-old grandfather and self-taught baker lowing with many customers calling the bakery their go-to has clocked countless mornings rolling out dough sweet spot. on the four-sprinkled wood table in the back. At “This guy and his son would come every Saturday and Hilligoss, they keep traditional baker’s hours, so ev- have a doughnut and I remember the kid all the way from erything is fresh and “made from scratch.” When the being a little child to a teenager. That was just their thing,” bakery with the blue roof opens its doors at 804 E. remembers Mike’s son, Phillip Hilligoss, who grew up around Main St., the intoxicating smell of warm goodies fows the shop and now helps run the business and the bakery’s through the storefront as the morning regulars grab social media. their cofee and sweet fx. “I want to try and bring in some new faces,” Phillip Hilligoss There’s a good selection in the case if you arrive early. said. “We just have great customers.” Danish with fruit flling, Danish with chocolate, warm cin- Mike Hilligoss says he still enjoys what he does and en- namon rolls, frosted cookies, and all your doughnut desires: joys Brownsburg too. Even though the town is no longer a February 16-28, 2019 Hendricks County ICON 5 COMMUNITY myhcicon.com There generations - from left, Phil Hilligoss, Mike Hilligoss and Grant Hilligoss. (Photo by Rick Myers) From left, Linda Hilligoss with her daughter and employee Tim Blystone making dinner rolls. (Submitted photo) small bedroom community, the hospitality “Phillip and I did all the plumbing and elec- hasn’t changed. tric,” he says pointing to the back kitchen flled “We love Hendricks County. I guess it’s the with a giant rolling pin and more mixers. “There is no way we people,” Mike Hilligoss said. “Everybody out Hilligoss is humble about the bakery’s could do it without the here is friendly. We have a lot of regulars.” success. It’s not always been easy, and com- The Pike Township native started as a petition always brings a hint of uneasiness. people of Brownsburg. Dunkin Donuts business partner. In 1974, “Anything that opens, there’s been four he and his wife, Linda, decided to open their other donut shops besides Jack’s Donuts There is no way we own bakery as a young 20-something cou- that have opened, and it always has a little could have lasted ple. They purchased a closed-down shop on impact,” Mike Hilligoss said. the east side of Brownsburg, too behind the For more than four decades, Hilligoss Bak- the 45 years.” current Main St. location. The original plan ery has provided white boxes packed with was to save enough cash for a liquor store. goodies for birthdays, anniversaries, bap- – PHILLIP HILLIGOSS “With a liquor store you come and open tisms, church events, and family milestones. Mike Hilligoss and his great grandmother, Gertrude and everything is already there,” Mike Hilli- “I think we did over 15,000 dinner rolls for Hilligoss in 1978. (Submitted photo) goss said. Thanksgiving this year,” said Phillip Hilligoss But it wasn’t meant to be. So, Hilligoss stuck about the bakery’s popular take on the but- with the paper hat and piping bag of frosting. tery Parkerhouse roll. “We knew how to make doughnuts and we For the 45th anniversary, employees and learned to make everything else,” he recalls. customers from the past and present have Sometimes, he admits, it was trial and eating. shared some of their own memories from “The frst three or four weeks we did oat- the Hilligoss highlight reel. One couple meal butterscotch cookies we hardly sold posted their 1986 wedding photo that in- any because of how much we were eating,” cluded a retro white-frosted wedding cake laughs son Phillip Hilligoss. Despite being made by Hilligoss, something they no lon- What Mike Likes tall and trim, he says his dad has quite the ger do. sweet tooth. Others left comments and reminisced 1. 4XFFUDSBWJOH Hilligoss Bakery frost- “If he’s had six cookies, we need to stop,” about the sweets and the memories that ac- ed sugar cookies or chocolate chip he laughs. companied them. cookies. His son cuts him of at six. The entire family has put on an apron at “My youngest son turns 45 today and for 2. (SBOELJETTwo good ones and hop- some point. Hilligoss’s children and grand- his 3rd Birthday, he had a Cookie Monster ing for more. children have all worked at the bakery. It’s cake from Hilligoss. Very blue faces and 3. $PòFF Black and decaf. Many cups. been like a second home. With the help of mouths” Sherry Spinks shared. 4. 'BUIFSMZUIPVHIUT The most won- some loyal employees, they have beaten “Been eating these donuts since I was a derful years are the years with your the odds by keeping a mom and pop in kid. Took my son there as a little one and he children.