why do YOU think some DOUGHNUTS have holes in the middle?

Question

ye sure...the history's great. but why do YOU think those yummy doughnuts have holes in it?

Answer 1

to have *fun* with them
like bagels! =D

Answer 2

"Possible origins

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 seven-branched Menorah in the Temple.

A romantic version says girls created them to give to Johnny Fry as he sped by during the Pony Express in 1860.[1]"

Answer 3

this is a question i also would like to be answered. i believe holes are for sticking ur finger in so u don't get all messy while eating the doughnut.

Answer 4

I will tell you only if you will tell me why cakes and cookies are square, rectangular, triangular, round and without holes in the middle.........