The Evolution of the Donut/Doughnut and Some Fun Facts

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Who hasn't tried a donut in their life. Getting donuts and other pastries at the local bakery on a Sunday morning was something I really looked forward to growing up. Cream filled and crumb buns were my favorites. I remember my Dad enjoying the jelly-filled ones. Church followed by those wonderful sweets made for a perfect start to my day. Wonder if the donuts were a way my parents enticed me to go to church? Anyway, the donuts were not always made as they are today. Like many things this tasty treat went through a process before reaching it's current delicious state. Here are some fun facts I found out while researching the donut... -Donuts were originally called "oily cakes" because they were fried in pork fat. This sweet tasting dessert was brought by the Dutch to New York (U.S.) around 1808. -Hanson Gregory, an American, claimed to have invented the ring-shaped doughnut in 1847 because he was unhappy with the raw center of donuts made at that time. -By the mid-19th century, the doughnut looked and tasted like today's American donut. -Doughnut is the traditional spelling and still dominates even in the United States though donut is often used. -There are 2 kinds of donuts; yeast or cake made. They contain the same ingredients but use different types of flour. -The denser kind of donut uses cake flour and has a lower gluten content vs the airy yeast flour donut. Now, there are some facts you don't have to be "Glazed and Confused" about anymore in the history of the doughnut. Hope you enjoyed that bit of a donut tutorial. Do you have a favorite kind of donut? Source- Wikipedia Photo- delish.co