The Derivation Of The Doughnut
20/10/2008 03:05
There’s nothing quite
like a
doughnut.Sure, there’s a wide variety of breakfast-oriented pastries out there, from Danishes and cinnamon buns packed with sweet deliciousness, to crullers, which are essentially doughnuts without their distinctive shape. But when all is said and done, the king of the morning sugar rush remains the doughnut.
The origin of this sweet circular staple is a bit mysterious; there are a number of theories as to where doughnuts came from. One thing we know for sure is that the doughnut was born from the age-old desire to avoid waste. Since we’ve been making bread, the question has always been what to do with the multitude of leftover dough scraps. Cooks in Holland and Germany began dropping their extra dough into boiling oil, creating fry-cakes. The Dutch took it a step further, shaping the fried bits into decorative knots (dough knots, a clear precursor to the term we use today) and rolling them in sugar afterward. Thus was born the delicious doughnut. Apparently, the Puritans discovered the confection during their time in Holland and brought it along with them to the New World.
Devour all the types here.
SINC SAYS:
Excuse me, I’ll be right back. After looking at that picture, I’m off to Timmy’s, back in five.
