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Time for a little doughnut history, y’all. The concept of the doughnut has origins in Dutch, Italian, French, and Russian baking — all cultures that mastered dough (especially of the sweet variety) and weren’t afraid of frying. Archeologists have even found fossilized bits of what appear to be pieces of fried dough across prehistoric Native American grounds. But, much to our country’s pleasure, the doughnut is pretty much an American invention. The doughnut made its way to the Big Apple in the mid-1600s by way of the Dutch settlers who called them “oily cakes.”
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Now, the reason for this little history lesson is the name. “Doughnut” is the traditional, (and if I may humbly say, accurate) name of these delicious treats. The word “donut” was coined when manufacturers began to try to market the food overseas — they thought a shorter word might be catchier and easier to remember for those who’d never seen it.
The ingredient list for doughnuts is relatively small, but it’s important to understand the ingredients and how they are manipulated to create the end result. Flour provides structure, most recipes will veer towards all-purpose, though specialty recipes may call for cake flour or bread flour if a specific result is trying to be achieved (more tenderness and more structure, respectively). The liquid can simply be water, but it often includes some form of dairy.
Whether it’s milk, cream, sour cream, buttermilk, melted butter, or evaporated milk.These liquids help to tenderize the dough as well as provide richness. Yeasted doughnuts often contain very little (or even no) sugar inside the dough, while cake doughnuts often boast a more significant amount. A leavener of some kind (whether yeast or chemical), and salt are also a must. Finally, any number of flavoring agents, from dried spices, citrus zest, fresh fruit, juices, and cocoa, that’s just to name a few.
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We make doughnuts, we make them fresh, we make them tasty and we make them loud and proud. They’re wild, they’re wacky, they look great on the ‘gram – and they also happen to be the scrummiest doughnuts to hit the country yet.