I noticed there's a higher amount of salt in this recipe than in similar recipes. Why the higher amount?
I rarely feel that recipes for sweet foods include enough salt. Salt does so much more than make foods taste "salty". It's an amazing flavor booster, making every other ingredient in a recipe taste more like itself. Salt is also one of the ingredients in recipes that adds balance. For crullers, the amount of salt not only increases the flavor of the dough, it helps to balance out the sweetness of the honey glaze. Having said all of that, I have heard from a couple of readers that the amount of salt in this recipe is a bit high for their personal taste. If you tend to be salt sensitive, just decrease the amount of salt by a 1/4 tsp or so.