The Doughnut Debate
Is it Doughnut or Donut?
The dictionary-approved spelling for the ring-shaped cake made of dough
and fried in fat is doughnut. The shortened donut was
popularized when the successful American doughnut chain Dunkin’ Donuts
made it ubiquitous. Donut appears about a third of the
time in published American writing.
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First Monday in June or November 5th?
Doughnut aficionados might be delighted that there are
TWO different days dedicated to doughnuts. There is
National Donut Day – a holiday that’s celebrated on the first
Friday of every June , and there’s National Doughnut
Day that’s celebrated on November 5th every year.
Regardless of whether a person celebrates just one of these holidays or
both of them, there is one certain thing. Doughnuts (or
donuts as they are spelled by popular culture) are a treat that
just about everyone enjoys.
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Cake or Yeast Doughnut?
You are either team cake or team yeast. Before picking a side, you must
understand the key differences. First, how about we address the obvious,
the-answer-is-in-the-question items? Yeast doughnuts, as the name
clearly spells out, are made from dough leavened with yeast (think
brioche), whereas cake doughnuts are traditionally made from a kind of
cake batter that uses a chemical leavener. The difference in leavening
agent dramatically impacts texture and
flavor . Yeast doughnuts are
lighter . Cake doughnuts, on the other
hand, have a dense , more
compact crumb. At their most plain and
basic, cake doughnuts are more rich and
buttery , while yeast doughnuts are,
well, a little yeasty .
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The Top 3 Doughnuts in America vs. Canada
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🗽 America
- Glazed
- Fritter
- Old Fashioned
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🍁 Canada
- Boston Cream
- Fritter
- Old Fashioned