2006-07-26 04:39:27 · 6 answers · asked by Hanvic 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
they started out as dough knots and the term evolved over the years. they originally had a hole so they could be hung so the oil could drip off.
2006-07-26 04:44:21 · answer #1 · answered by barbie 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The hole helps the dough cook completely in the middle of the donut.
2006-07-26 11:42:54 · answer #2 · answered by Chainsawmom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As I was going up the stars
I ate a dough-nut that wasn't there.
I ate one there again today,
I wish dough-nut holes would go away!
2006-07-26 11:47:35 · answer #3 · answered by Harris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
basically, according to Dunkin' Donuts, the hole is there because if it wasn't, the center of the donut wouldn't get cooked thoroughly, so it would have to be fried even longer, resulting in an overcooked, dry outside. one common myth about the hole being created is that a sea captain named Hanson Gregory was sailing his ship one night while eating a fried cake and, needing both hands to steer, he rammed the cake over on of the spokes of the steering wheel thing. impressed with his creation, he then ordered the ship's cook to make more fried cakes with a hole in the center.
2006-07-26 12:56:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have the hole because the inside wasn't cooking, and it would turn out all gooey. Why they're called doughnuts I don't know.
2006-07-26 11:43:33 · answer #5 · answered by Oneofthesedays 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nuts like the tool nuts
2006-07-26 11:42:26 · answer #6 · answered by quikboy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋