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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.
The dough is made from flour, eggs, yeast, salt, milk, baking powder and usually sultanas, currants, raisins and sometimes zest or succade (candied fruit). A notable variety is the appelbeignet which contains only a slice of apple, but different from oliebollen, the dough should not rise for at least an hour.
Merveilles are a kind of beignet typical of the Atlantic coast of South West France; Gascony, Bordelais, Charentes, Périgord as well as the Vallée d'Aoste and Suisse romande. They are also known in New Orleans. [1] They are a twisted raised pastry similar to the Lyon bugnes, and resembling a Pennsylvania fastnacht.
Fried dough is also known as fry dough, fry bread , fried bread, doughboys, elephant ears, beaver tails, scones, pizza fritte, frying saucers (in the case of smaller pieces). These foods are virtually identical to each other and some yeast dough versions of beignets , and recognizably different from other fried dough foods such as doughnuts or ...
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Literally "snowballs". Dough cut into strips, formed into a ball and fried then covered in toppings; popular in Rothenburg. Sfenj: Morocco, Algeria: Fritter Shakoy: Philippines: Twisted doughnut from the Philippines made with regular flour or rice flour Shuangbaotai: Taiwan: A sweet fried dough food with cavernous holes in the food and a crisp ...
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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.