Doughnuts Essay

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Brief history of doughnuts and their origins. Doughnuts did not originate in any country and they are not exclusive to any culture either. There are many varieties of doughnuts that can be seen across the world today. On the first types of doughnuts made were the Dutch doughnut, which were made during the 19th century. These doughnuts were little balls of cake which were fried until they were golden brown in pork fat. At that time, these doughnuts were known as “olykoeks”. When they were cooking the olykoeks, the centre did not cook as quick as the outside did, so to resolve this problem, they filled the centres of them with fillings that didn’t need to be cooked. An example of the fillings used would be nuts or fruits. When the Dutch immigrants settled in America, olykoeks …show more content…

It includes a small diagram outline the proofing and frying stage for the doughnuts, these are usually attached to each other in some way. It also includes an image of when the doughnuts are being glazed and then the final doughnuts packaged after glazing and cooling. Figure 4. List and describe the various types of fried dough found in Ireland and other countries around the world. The churro. The churro is a type of fried dough that is associated mainly with Spain. It is also made in America and Mexico. The churro is made by the baker putting the dough straight into the hot oil, usually through piping. After frying the churros are usually coated in cinnamon sugar. Churros do not contain yeast. Figure 5. Beignet. The beignet comes from France. This is a type of fried dough that has to be the correct thickness to get the desired end product after frying. This is a yeasted dough product. Figure 6. Loukoumades. Loukoumades are a type of fried dough which originated from Greece. The balls of dough are fried and then they are covered with cinnamon and honey to finish them. Figure 7.

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