Doughnut

A donut or donut (Eng. " Teigmutter ") is a palm-sized US-amerikanischer/kanadischer donuts from dough or batter (also donut donuts donut hole or called ). The shape is either a torus ( ring like a bagel ) or - more rarely - a flattened bale, which often contains chocolate or other sweet filling.

The pastry

Donuts are formed from a special dough and fried in fat. The baked donut is coated with various glazes as couverture chocolate or colored glaze (fat -sugar mixture ).

In Europe, donuts were under this name a long time relatively unknown, from around 2000, however, they are more often encountered. In the U.S., they are firmly rooted in the everyday culture. Various fast food restaurant chains have there specializing in donuts, such as Dunkin 'Donuts, Tim Hortons, Winchell 's Donuts, Country Style, Batriks Donuts and Krispy Kreme. Krispy Kreme and Dunkin 'Donuts have now also in Europe (UK, Spain and Germany ) have been established. The largest donut producer of the USA is Krispy Kreme, followed by Dunkin 'Donuts. Both have their own chain stores, the products of Krispy Kreme are also sold in most supermarkets and gas stations in the U.S..

Donut Maker

Donut Maker that work on the principle of a waffle iron, are increasingly offered since 2008 in trade. They provide the opportunity, usually six to bake quite small (so-called mini) donuts. These are not completely identical to conventional donuts on the basis of preparation of the other.

The donut effect

In the art of donut effect is desired for a good mixing of the liquid being stirred. However, it plays less the "edible " a role, but rather the formation of such a toroidal shape, as is typical for the donut, so a 360 ° - rotation drift on the spot. The stirring or grinding material is set by the rotating agitator, for example, a dissolver disc, and supported in motion by centrifugal force to the outside. Divides the material flow on the vessel wall and is deflected toward the middle. A portion runs on the container bottom returns to the stirring apparatus, and the other is at the surface of the "donut " of. Parts of the stirring run free and thus become visible. The comparable is the effect of household blender or food processor dough tool when using a single stir bar.

In the urban development donut or donut effect refers to a migration from the inner city to the suburbs. The American spelling donut here describes the commonly occurring phenomenon in America of Abwanderns the better-off to the edge, while the poorer sections of the population remain in the center. In contrast, the British spelling donut is chosen to denote the European variant in which the center is often enhanced by the migration.

Cronuts

2013 became known as the new trend pastries from New York Cronuts. They are a cross between a croissant and donut.

Literature and Film

• Donuts are one of the favorite dishes of Homer Simpson from the animated series The Simpsons.
• Donald Duck bakes them as " lard squiggle " and " pancake" from.
• In the film, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town feeds lead actor Gary Cooper during a booze cruise on a road crossing a horse with donuts.
• The cliché, American police officers would mainly feed on donuts and coffee will be taken up in countless works.
• In Full Metal Jacket, a scene occurs in which an overweight private hiding in his crate a jelly donut, which he has taken without permission from the canteen.
• In Frank Zappa's Joe 's Garage a donut will be presented by a friendly cop.