Crullers. Crullers are a type of donut known for their twisted, ridged shape. They can be made with a variety of doughs, including choux pastry dough, which gives them a light, airy texture. Crullers are often glazed or dusted with powdered sugar.
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A French cruller is a light, airy, fluted and ring-shaped glazed doughnut extruded from choux pastry. The name likely refers to the use of the French choux dough, with the actual origin of the pastry being German or Dutch, and was popularized in the United States by Dunkin' Donuts.
A kolache is a Czech pastry with a pillowy, brioche-like dough and some sort of baked-in filling. The most traditional fillings are prune, cream cheese, poppy seed and apricot, but lemon and cherry kolaches are also popular (although maybe not as traditional).
Beignet (/ˈbɛnjeɪ/ BEN-yay, also US: /beɪnˈjeɪ, bɛnˈjeɪ/ bayn-YAY, ben-YAY, French: [bɛɲɛ]; lit. 'bump') is a deep-fried pastry of French origin. It is commonly made from pâte à choux, but can also be made using rice flour (rice beignets) or yeast-leavened batters.
The unhealthiest donuts are typically large, filled, and heavily frosted/glazed, with contenders like the Dunkin' Glazed Jelly Stick (high in calories, fat, sugar) or elaborate bakery versions like Cronuts, which pack massive amounts of butter, cream, and sugar, often exceeding daily limits in one serving. General factors making a donut unhealthy include deep-frying, refined flour, heavy glazes, sugary fillings (jelly, cream), and toppings like cookies or caramel.
A chocolate-glazed donut (or doughnut) with rainbow sprinkles. May be used to reference the slang term "glazing" - to over-praise or over-compliment someone.
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Before her several year stint at The French Laundry and the opening of her own sweet venture, Platine Cookies, Jamie Cantor was taught at the Culinary Institute of America to build a dessert menu around the five C's: chocolate, citrus, coffee, cheese and caramel.
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There's no single "top 10" as it's subjective, but popular choices include the classic Krispy Kreme Original Glazed, beloved for being hot and fresh, alongside favorites like jelly-filled, cream-filled (often ranked #1 flavor), chocolate frosted, and the crunchy old-fashioned. Global delights like Greek Loukoumades, French Beignets, German Berliners, and the trendy Cronut also make many lists for unique textures and flavors.
A dozen (commonly abbreviated doz or dz) is a grouping of twelve.
Old-fashioned doughnuts may be prepared with toppings such as sugar, chocolate or maple glazes, dusted with granulated sugar or cinnamon-sugar, or served plain without any topping. The shape of the doughnut can lead to the retention of a greater amount of glaze or other toppings compared to other doughnut styles.
The Toxic Donut
The late Hazel Johnson, the Mother of the Environmental Justice Movement, labelled this area the "toxic donut," a name which gained widespread notoriety and shed light on the connection between industrial pollution and negative health outcomes in frontline communities like Altgeld.
✓ Sugared Donut
The classic sugared donut is also the most nutritious donut on the menu. It has 240 calories, 11g fat, 4.5g saturated fat, 33g carbohydrates, 4g protein, 13g sugars, and 270mg sodium.
Get off to a sweet start with unstoppably poppable Hostess® Donettes mini donuts in all your favorite flavors. America's #1 mini donut*. Or, for bigger cravings, dig into Jumbo Donettes donuts.
Loukoumades, sometimes called “Greek donuts” or “honey puffs,” are a classic Greek dessert everyone loves. A generous drizzle of honey, typically topped with chopped nuts or cinnamon, makes these tasty morsels stand out. They have a circular, golden-brown exterior and a light, airy interior.
A Berliner (Pfannkuchen) or Krapfen is a German jam doughnut with no central hole, made from sweet yeast dough fried in lard or cooking oil, with a jam filling, and usually covered in powdered sugar or glazed. Berliner. Berliner with plum jam filling. Alternative names. Krapfen, Pfannkuchen, Kreppel, Bismarck, Berliner.
Fashioning an old fashioned
Old fashioned donuts (OFD) are a cake style donut, which means…you're frying cake batter. This makes OFD a fairly quick project, as they get their lift from chemical leaveners (i.e. baking powder/baking soda) and not yeast.
And so the kolache—a ball of dough not unlike a slightly sweetish dinner roll filled with fruit or cheese—was born, its name having evolved from the Czech kola, meaning “wheels” or “rounds.” Texans also enjoy the sausage kolaches that resemble pigs-in-a–blanket.
The 5 main types of pastry are Shortcrust, Puff, Flaky, Choux, and Filo, forming the foundation for countless sweet and savory treats, differing in their fat incorporation and layering techniques, from crumbly tarts to airy cream puffs and flaky croissants.
č is pronounced like in “Czech.” ř is pronounced by pressing the tip of the tongue on the palate, while the rest of the tongue is free to vibrate. ď is pronounced like in “Duke” but softer.