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Fried dough is a North American food associated with outdoor food stands in carnivals, amusement parks, fairs, rodeos, and seaside resorts. "Fried dough" is the specific name for a particular variety of fried bread made of a yeast dough; see the accompanying images for an example of use on carnival-booth signs.
A creation which is made with fried sweet pastry where the pastry dough is extruded through a funnel into a pan of hot oil and allowed to "criss-cross" in the oil until the string of dough fills the bottom of the pan in a kind of tangled spaghetti-like arrangement, which is cooked as a cake rather than an individual snack.
Argentina – Sopaipilla, also called tortas fritas (fried pastries) or Kreppel, is a fried pastry or quick bread that was introduced by German immigrants, and is similar to the Berliner. Facturas are a popular baked doughnut found in every corner bakery. Other names that may be seen in bakeries are berlinesas and bolas de fraile ("friar's balls").
Originally called the Sûpreme, the pastry consists of croissant dough rolled and filled with pastry cream and dipped in ganache. Nun's puffs: France: Made from butter, milk, flour, sugar, eggs and sometimes honey, [67] recipes call for pan frying (traditionally in lard), re-frying and then baking, or baking straight away. [68] [69] Nunt: Jewish
Doughnuts in a display case at a coffee shop. A doughnut (sometimes spelt donut in American English; both (/ ˈ d oʊ n ə t /) is a type of pastry made from leavened fried dough. [1] [2]: 275 It is popular in many countries and is prepared in various forms as a sweet snack that can be homemade or purchased in bakeries, supermarkets, food stalls, and franchised specialty vendors.
A churro (Spanish pronunciation:, Portuguese pronunciation:) is a type of fried dough from Spanish and Portuguese cuisine, made with choux pastry dough piped into hot oil with a piping bag and large closed star tip or similar shape.
Comprising flour, eggs, sugar, and oil, the dough is rolled thinly, cut into strips, and briefly fried. A syrup of water, orange blossom, and sugar is then prepared for additional flavor. The fazuelos are then garnished with sesame seeds or icing sugar. [2] Turkish Jews add brandy to the dough and Moroccan Jews eat them
Beignets from Haute-Savoie. Variations of fried dough can be found across cuisines internationally; however, the origin of the term beignet is specifically French. They were brought to New Orleans in the 18th century by French colonists, [10] from "the old mother country", [12] also brought by Acadians, [13] and became a large part of home-style Creole cooking.