ough·nut ˈdō-(ˌ)nət. variants or less commonly donut. : a small usually ring-shaped piece of sweet fried dough. : something (such as a mathematical torus) that has a round shape like a doughnut.
They were originally called “oily cakes”. The early Americans took the fact that the treats were fried in oil quite literally, naming them olykoeks, translating to “oily cakes.” The word ‘donut’ came soon after when a woman is said to have put nuts in the dough before frying it.
A doughnut, also spelled as donut, is a type of sweet deep fried pastry.
How would you describe a good donut?
Flavor and fragrance ought to be distinctive, well-balanced – sweet but not cloying – and appealing enough to demand a second bite. If it’s a raised donut, a whiff of yeastiness promises authentic, old-fashioned goodness.
Did you know facts about donuts?
Donuts Were Once Called Olykoeks. When donuts were first brought to America, they were called olykoeks.
Donuts Didn’t Always Have Holes.
Celebrate Donuts Twice a Year.
Donuts are a Popular Holiday Treat.
The Most Expensive Donut Costs $100.
The Largest Donut Bakery is in Pennsylvania.
Are doughnuts bread or cake?
The ones made with baking powder are a type of quick-bread, easily and quickly made, and are more cakelike and denser than the yeasted variety. Those known as “old fashioned” doughnuts are usually cake doughnuts.
This is my sale, mother, Alhamdulillah, selling well, the donuts are soft, I use my mainstay recipe, mother
Donut ingredients
- 600 gr high protein flour
- 150 gr of medium protein flour
- 35 grams of powdered milk
- 6 yolks
- 90 grams of sugar
- 12 gr yeast
- 90 gr margarine
- ¼ tsp salt
- 370 ml of cold water (you can also use cold liquid milk)
Produces 46 donuts weighing 30 grams each
Watch the video tutorial for making it here
How to make donuts
- Add all ingredients, knead or mixer until combined
- cover the dough, rest for 20 minutes so that gluten forms, the point is to shorten the mixer time or kneading time, so that it becomes smooth quickly,
- after 20 minutes, continue mixing or kneading until smooth and elastic
- divide the dough into 46 parts, each weighing 30 grams
- rounding or rounding the dough until the surface is smooth
- rest again for 10 minutes
- take the dough that was first rounded, then sprinkle with flour and flatten or degas, for milk donuts.. I punched holes using my fingers..
- rest again for 30 minutes until fluffy
- heat the oil over low heat, fry until golden, just turn once so it doesn’t absorb a lot of oil
- after the donuts are cold, just sprinkle with powdered sugar or cold sugar,
- for the bomboloni filling, poke a hole in the edge of the donut with chopsticks, then fill it with chocolate jam
- for milk donuts, sprinkle with powdered sugar + powdered milk, the ratio is 1: 1
Are doughnuts a dessert?
There you have it, the versatility of donuts. We can see that over the years, donuts have been both a form of dessert and breakfast food and continue to do so, depending on the person you ask. So it all comes down to preference.
What is the difference between donuts and doughnuts?
Donut is an alternate spelling of doughnut. Some dictionaries point out that donut is rarely used outside the United States. All of them recognize doughnut as the main spelling, as do some of the more popular style guides. Doughnut might be the spelling you should use if you want to be sure you’re not making a mistake.
Why donut has a hole?
To fully cook the insides of the dough, the dough would have to stay in the oil for a longer time, which would lead to the outsides becoming burnt. Punching a hole in the middle of the dough, however, allows the insides and the outsides to cook evenly, creating a perfect doughnut.
What is the history of donuts?
In the United States, the donut’s roots date to the 1700s with the Dutch settlers’ olykoek (oil cake), the “grandpa of the donut”. In the early 19th century, donuts were mentioned in American food chapters of English cookbooks.
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This is my sale, mother, Alhamdulillah, selling well, the donuts are soft, I use my mainstay recipe, mother
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