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| A '''doughnut''' is a deep-fried piece of ] or ]. |
A '''doughnut''' (or ''']''') is a deep-fried piece of ] or ]. The two most common shapes are the flattened sphere, which is injected with ]/jelly or another sweet filling; and the ring, which was traditionally formed by wrapping the dough around a stick. | ||
| Doughnuts can be made using a yeast-based bread dough, or a special type of cake batter. Cake doughnuts are generally iced with a brightly coloured ] designed to appeal to children. Some doughnuts are dredged in cinnamon sugar and eaten hot, while others are filled with jam or ], briefly soaked in a sugary flavoured solution, or glazed. | |||
| The cartoon character ] is especially fond of doughnuts. | |||
| Donuts have become a part of western culture. The cartoon character ] is especially fond of doughnuts, while popular mythology has American police officers addicted to them. There are entire chains of retail stores devoted to the selling of hot fresh doughnuts to eager customers, eg. Dunkin' Donuts, Krispy Kreme, and many other chain stores. | |||
| Other sweet fried pastries very similar to doughnuts include ]s and ]s. | |||
Revision as of 05:06, 19 November 2002
A doughnut (or donut) is a deep-fried piece of dough or batter. The two most common shapes are the flattened sphere, which is injected with jam/jelly or another sweet filling; and the ring, which was traditionally formed by wrapping the dough around a stick.
Doughnuts can be made using a yeast-based bread dough, or a special type of cake batter. Cake doughnuts are generally iced with a brightly coloured glace icing designed to appeal to children. Some doughnuts are dredged in cinnamon sugar and eaten hot, while others are filled with jam or custard, briefly soaked in a sugary flavoured solution, or glazed.
Donuts have become a part of western culture. The cartoon character Homer Simpson is especially fond of doughnuts, while popular mythology has American police officers addicted to them. There are entire chains of retail stores devoted to the selling of hot fresh doughnuts to eager customers, eg. Dunkin' Donuts, Krispy Kreme, and many other chain stores.
Other sweet fried pastries very similar to doughnuts include churros and fritters.