First of all, it's filled with
The world's most expensive donut is crowned by a gold-plated fleur de chocolat in the shape of a cattleya orchid - and the corresponding engagement ring. "There are no upper limits, the customer can of course also express wishes about the ring, such as whether the diamond should have more carats.
Hanson Gregory, an American, claimed to have invented the ring-shaped doughnut in 1847 aboard a lime-trading ship when he was 16 years old. Gregory was dissatisfied with the greasiness of doughnuts twisted into various shapes and with the raw center of regular doughnuts.
Fast-forward to the mid-19th century and Elizabeth Gregory, a New England ship captain's mother who made a wicked deep-fried dough that cleverly used her son's spice cargo of nutmeg and cinnamon, along with lemon rind.
Forbidden Doughnuts
(aka Iced Pumpkin Cake Donuts, inspired by King Arthur Flour) Makes 12 to 18, depending on the size of your donut pans. 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree. 1 cup sugar. 3 eggs.
First of all, it's filled with Dom Perignon jelly. If that isn't enough on its own, the donut is also covered by edible diamonds(?!) and topped with a 24k gold leaf and gold-dusted white chocolate flowers.
Shortstop introduced Aussies to the cruller, a popular style of doughnut in North America, and their sea salt and Australian honey cruller is now the top-selling item on the menu.
An indulgent iced caramel donut with gooey caramel filling, topped with biscuit pieces and a dark cocoa drizzle.
On the 21st of January in 1993, Hemstrought's Bakeries, Donato's Bakery, and radio station WKLL-FM made a record-breaking donut. In Utica, New York, representatives from these two bakeries came together to make a giant 3,739 pounds 16ft wide donut. To this day, this is the largest donut ever made.
The Doughnut emoji ?, also popularly called Donut emoji ?, was approved under Unicode 6.0 in 2010. On most major platforms, the emoji resembles a brown doughnut with chocolate icing and multicolored sprinkles.
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.
Captain Hanson Gregory (1832-1921) created the donut as a teen while trying to feed a crew of sailors — and changed American culinary culture forever.
If you're ordering from a bakery and request a baker's dozen of a certain item, you'll get 13 scones, dinner rolls, doughnuts, whatever.
Japan is known for its unique and delicious take on traditional treats, and donuts are no exception! Mister Donut, the iconic Japanese doughnut chain, has served up sweet and indulgent treats to locals and tourists for over 40 years.
Cruller. Originally a Dutch creation, the cruller (or kruller) is made from a rectangle of yeasted dough that is slit in the middle so it can be twisted and folded upon itself and then fried.
Bomboloncini (doughnut holes)
Robin's Donuts - Try our mouthwatering Ghostbusters filled with whipped cream and dipped in chocolate fondant!
Doughnicorns are doughnuts decorated with eyelashes, a unicorn horn, flowers, and sprinkles.
Contributor's comments: [NSW Informant] We called doughies 'doughnuts'. A straight-line version of this was always called 'laying down rubber' or a 'burnout'. Contributor's comments: "Doughies" is also used in Melbourne.
“Doughnuts” were first mentioned in Australian newspapers as far back as 1845.
According to the Los Angeles Times, it was shops run by Cambodian refugees in Los Angeles in the 1970s that popularized the usage of pink boxes. The shop owners decided to use pink boxes over more expensive white boxes in order to avoid skimping on ingredients.
Yeast Doughnut
These doughnuts are also known as "raised doughnuts," as yeast is used as a leavener, which creates the air pockets when frying the batter that results in their signature light and airy texture. They're less likely to be crumbly, due to their spongy consistency, and can be glazed, frosted, or filled.
The fan-favorite Spider Donut captures the sweeter side of creepy-crawlies – a yeast ring donut frosted with orange icing and topped with a chocolate MUNCHKINS® donut hole treat resembles a fa-boo-lous spider, with chocolate drizzle for the spider legs and white drizzle for the eyes.
Types of Crullers
Cruller Donuts - Cruller donuts found throughout the US and sold at popular donut chains are typically dense cake donuts formed in a ridged/fluted mold.