Doughnut
A doughnut (spelled donut in American English) is a sweet deep-fried piece of dough or batter.
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[change] How they are made
Ring doughnuts are made by joining the ends of a long, thin piece of dough into a ring or by using a doughnut cutter, which perfectly cuts the outside and inside shape, leaving a doughnut-shaped piece of dough and a doughnut hole from dough removed from the center. This smaller piece of dough can be cooked or re-added to the batch to make more doughnuts. A disk-shaped doughnut can also be stretched and molded into a torus until the center breaks to form a hole. Or, a doughnut depositor can be used to place a circle of liquid dough (batter) into the deep fryer. Doughnuts can be made from a yeast-based dough for more puffy doughnuts or a special type of cake batter. Yeast-raised doughnuts contain about 25% oil by weight, whereas cake doughnuts' oil content is around 20%, but they have extra fat in the batter before frying. Cake doughnuts are fried for about 90 seconds at about 190 °C to 198 °C, turning once. Yeast-raised doughnuts absorb more oil because they take longer to fry, about 150 seconds, at 182 °C to 190 °C. Cake doughnuts normally weigh between 24 g and 28 g, whereas yeast-raised doughnuts normally are 38 g and are mostly larger when finished.
[change] Types of doughnut
The two most common types of doughnut are ring doughnuts, which are shaped like rings, and filled doughnuts, which are round and have jam, jelly, custard, whipped cream, or chocolate inside them.[1] Most doughnuts have an icing (also called a "frosting") made with icing sugar, water, and flavourings (such as chocolate). Some doughnuts are rolled in sweet foods such as sugar or shredded coconut.[2]
[change] Serving
Doughnuts are often eaten in the morning, along with a cup of hot coffee. Doughnuts are sold at doughnut shops or grocery stores. People also eat doughnuts as a dessert, or as a snack.
[change] Health problems
Doughnuts can cause health problems if they are eaten too often. One of these problems is that doughnuts contain a large amount of fat. Eating too much fat can lead to clogged arteries. When the arteries get clogged, blood does not go through them easily. Also, doughnuts contain a large amount of sugar and white flour, which are turned into fat when they come inside our body. Doughnuts are a health worry[3] in Canada where each person eats more doughnuts per year than any other country.[4][5]
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Traditional Polish "doughnuts"
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Doughnuts from the Czech Republic
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Frosting and colored sprinkles on doughnuts
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Doughnuts being cooked in a deep fryer
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Glazed doughtnuts being made at a Krispy Kreme factory
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[change] References
- ↑ John T. Edge (2005). Donuts: An American Passion. G. P. Putnam's Sons. ISBN 0399153586.
- ↑ John T. Edge (2005). Donuts: An American Passion. G. P. Putnam's Sons. ISBN 0399153586.
- ↑ "Toronto Journal; Do Doughnuts Make Canada Too Well Rounded". NT Times. 2002-08-05. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9405EFDD133BF936A3575BC0A9649C8B63. Retrieved 06-03-2008.
- ↑ "The unofficial national sugary snack". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 01-09-1994. http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-69-1371-8375/life_society/canadian_food/clip8. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ↑ "Canada's holey icon: Our eyes glaze over". Boston Globe. 12-04-2008. http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/articles/2008/04/12/canadas_holey_icon_our_eyes_glaze_over/. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
