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2006-06-26 19:15:28 · 10 answers · asked by ♥ Kairi♥ 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
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2006-06-26 19:19:55 · update #1
The best donuts in the world are in Hawii.The first donuts didn't have holes!
2006-06-26 19:25:16 · update #2
Doughnuts have a disputed history. One theory is that they were introduced into North America by Dutch settlers, who are responsible for popularizing other desserts, including cookies, cream pie, and cobbler.
Another story credits the invention of the doughnut hole to a Danish sea captain named Hanson Gregory. During a particularly violent storm, Gregory needed both hands free to man the wheel of his ship, and impaled a fried cake upon the wheel, creating the signature hole. The center of fried cakes were notorious for being undercooked, so the innovation stuck. By cooking fried cakes with the center hole, the surface area increased, and the doughnut cooked faster.
Another possible origin has the dessert's invention as part of the story of Hanukkah. Called sufganiyot, Jews make these pastries (and other oily foods like latkes) to remind them of the sacramental oil that was used to light the six-branched Menorah in the Temple.
***you made me hungry***
2006-06-26 19:22:37 · answer #1 · answered by bella's squishy noodles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doughnuts as we know them today originated in the mid-1800s. Their predecessor was the olykoek, a treat Dutch immigrants to the U.S. made by frying the leftover bits of bread dough in hot oil. Exactly how the name “doughnut” came to be used is the subject of some disagreement. According to some sources, the Dutch twisted their dough into knots, hence “dough knots”. Others point out that the olykoeken tended not to cook through in the very middle, so some makers would put nuts in the center (“dough-nuts”) to make them more palatable.
2006-06-27 02:26:52 · answer #2 · answered by REGINA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From Germany
2006-06-28 05:19:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dunkin Donuts?
Man, I wish they would franchise in Utah!!
2006-06-27 02:19:09 · answer #4 · answered by powhound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dough
2006-06-27 02:20:15 · answer #5 · answered by Jade Ariana 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Follow this link. Plenty of cool info.
2006-06-27 02:20:03 · answer #6 · answered by manofadvntr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Krispy Kream... I saw them make them once so I know they come from there deep fryer!!
2006-06-27 02:19:55 · answer #7 · answered by dkwr14 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something has to hold the hole!
2006-06-27 21:14:40 · answer #8 · answered by robert r 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from dunkin' donuts...
2006-06-27 02:19:10 · answer #9 · answered by mig 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from the bakery??....... i guess! lol
2006-06-27 02:18:32 · answer #10 · answered by czar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋