Question: are cinnamon rolls considered donuts?
Answer: A doughnut is a doughnut. Cinnamon rolls are a slightly denser dough, that contain a swirl of cinnamon flavored sugar paste, they are baked and drizzled with icing. Doughnuts are a slightly slacker dough, that is deep fried or shallow fried, rolled in sugar or glazed with some sort of icing.