Coffee and doughnuts, they just go together. Coffee and a doughnut is daily breakfast for millions of commuters, construction crews and office workers nationwide.

What if you could get that burst of alert along with your dose of morning sweetness all in one bite? Dr. Robert Bohannon of Durham, NC, is betting that a lot of people would go for it. Dr. Bohannon is a molecular scientist who has developed a method of adding caffeine to baked goods without adding caffeine’s bitter taste. Bohannon is looking to market the product in a national coffee-and-doughnut chain.

Personally, I am one who likes her morning cup of coffee. The sound of the coffeepot burbling and grunting, the aroma that fills the house, the streams of steam that arise from that first cup of hot, morning comfort. Skipping the percolating and chewing on a doughnut or bagel sounds like a way to eat your coffee and have it too, but somehow getting the kick without the traditional delivery system seems less than satisfying to me.