Old-fashioned doughnut

Theold-fashioned doughnutis a term used for a variety of cakedoughnutprepared in the shape of a ring with a cracked surface and tapered edges.While many early cookbooks included recipes for a donut "old-fashioned donuts" that share the name with it's modern counterpart, these differ from contemporary examples.The distinctive cake doughnuts sold in doughnut shops are made with chemical leavener and may have crisper texture compared to other styles of cake doughnuts. The cracked surface is usually glazed or coated with sugar.
Commercially prepared old-fashioned doughnuts may be prepared using abattermix that is made with the addition of water. Such mixes are used by somedoughnut shops. Specialty versions are made by using an enormous variety of ingredients, and some old-fashioned doughnuts are produced asdoughnut holes.
Nineteenth century recipes for "old-fashioned donuts" are made with yeast, but in modern doughnut shops an "old-fashioned doughnut" is usually a cake doughnut.Historically, the terms are used imprecisely, and some controversy has arisen over the meaning of the terms doughnut, cruller and fry cake. Old-fashioned cake doughnuts were sometimes called "fry cakes" in the past.
In the present day, the old-fashioned doughnut is most commonly a type of cake doughnut, and has been described as a "subset" of the cake doughnut.The cake doughnut itself originated in the United States circa 1829, when the increased availability ofpearlashin the U.S., a type ofLeavening agentthat preceded baking powder, led to the increase of cake doughnut consumption.It is unclear when the old-fashioned doughnut itself was invented, but this very likely occurred after the cake doughnut was invented. Prior to circa 1829, doughnuts were typically the yeast-risen variety in the U.S.Circa the 1830s, the leavenersbaking sodaandbaking powderbegan to be available to U.S. consumers, which is around the same time that cake doughnut recipes first appeared in U.S. cookbooks.
Primary ingredients in an old-fashioned doughnut include flour, sugar, eggs, sour cream orbuttermilk, and leavening agents such as baking powder or baking soda.Additional ingredients may include milk, butter, vanilla extract and salt.Some recipes use vegetableshortening.The use of buttermilk or sour cream may impart a rich flavor to the doughnut.
The old-fashioned doughnut may also have a similar texture to that of a buttermilk doughnut,may be crisp in texture, and typically has cracks and pores on its surface.It is typicallydeep-fried, and may use a lower oil temperature compared to other doughnut styles.Frying at a lower temperature imparts its crunchier texture and contributes to its rough, cracked surface.Being turned several times while cooking in the oil also affects its texture.
Old-fashioned doughnuts may be prepared with toppings such as sugar, chocolate or mapleglazes, dusted with granulated sugar or cinnamon-sugar, or served plain without any topping. The shape of the doughnut can lead to the retention of a greater amount of glaze or other toppings compared to other doughnut styles.
Commercially prepared old-fashioned doughnutbattermixesmass-producedin the United States,may be prepared by simply adding cold water to the mix.Prepared mixes are used by some, but not all, doughnut shops.Doughnut shops may prepare old-fashioned doughnuts by loading the batter into the hopper of a doughnut maker, which uses a hand crank to drop formed doughnuts into a deep fryer.Doughnut makers are also used for other doughnut varieties, such as cake doughnuts, yeast doughnuts, cream filled, and jelly filled doughnuts.
One average glazed old-fashioned doughnut contains approximately 420 calories, 21 grams of fat, 10 grams of saturated fat, 260 milligrams of sodium, 57 grams of carbohydrate, 34 grams of sugar, 4 grams of protein and less than one gram of dietary fiber.
Several companies produce old-fashioned doughnuts that differ from standard preparations.Starbucks Corporation, based inSeattle, Washington, purveys an old-fashioned doughnut that is prepared using batter infused with chocolate.The U.S. companyTrader Joe'ssells a mass-produced product named "Old-Fashioned Doughnut O's", which are miniature-sized old-fashioned doughnuts.In September 2015, Do-Rite Donuts inChicago, Illinois, created limited-edition custom doughnuts in collaboration with various celebrities, which included an old-fashioned doughnut with maple glaze garnished withcandiedFresno chili peppers.The company Glazed and Infused in Chicago, Illinois, serves customers the traditional glazed old-fashioned as well as a lemon poppy seed old-fashioned doughnut that is covered with lemon-flavored glaze and topped with poppy seeds and lemonzest.
Top Pot Doughnutsin Seattle, Washington, prepares both vanilla- and chocolate-based old-fashioned doughnuts. Each flavor can be dipped in glaze, raspberry glaze, chocolate icing, maple icing, or sugared pumpkin (in season).The restaurant Nopa inSan Francisco, California, has prepared a dessert using old-fashioneddoughnut holesalong with Asian pears, crème anglaise, pear butter and cardamaro liqueur.The doughnuts at Nopa are prepared using asour creambase.