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A doughnut or donut is a type of fried dough
confectionery or dessert food. The doughnut is popular in many countries and
prepared in various forms as a sweet snack that can be homemade or purchased in
bakeries, supermarkets, food stalls, and franchised specialty outlets. They are
usually deep-fried from a flour dough, and typically either ring-shaped or
without a hole and often filled. Other types of batters can also be used, and
various toppings and flavorings are used for different types, such as sugar,
chocolate, or maple glazing. In addition to flour, doughnuts may also include
such ingredients as water, leavening, eggs, milk, sugar, oil/shortening,
natural flavors and/or artificial flavors.
Doughnuts have a disputed history. One theory suggests
they were invented in North America by Dutch settlers. Indeed, in the 19th
century, doughnuts were sometimes referred to as one kind of oliekoek (a Dutch
word literally meaning "oil cake"), a "sweetened cake fried in
fat.".
Hanson Gregory, an American, claimed to have invented
the ring-shaped doughnut in 1847 aboard a lime-trading ship when he was only 16
years old. Gregory was dissatisfied with the greasiness of doughnuts twisted
into various shapes and with the raw center of regular doughnuts. He claimed to
have punched a hole in the center of dough with the ship's tin pepper box, and
later taught the technique to his mother.
According to anthropologist Paul R. Mullins, the first
cookbook mentioning doughnuts was an 1803 English volume which included
doughnuts in an appendix of American recipes. By the mid-19th century, the
doughnut looked and tasted like today’s doughnut, and was viewed as a
thoroughly American food.
Do I even need to explain how awesome they are? Not
only are they delicious but they are very pretty to make and decorate with your
group of friends or family members.
P.S: Of course don’t eat too many of them or too
regularly because they are undeniably unhealthy.
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