tin pepper box, he said, he cut into the middle of a doughnut ‘the first doughnut hole ever seen by mortal eyes.’” The popularity of the doughnut took off after soldiers returned home from World War I. During their service in France, Salvation Army women volunteers – called Donut Lassies – would deliver doughnuts to the men on the front lines. When they returned to the U.S., they craved the breakfast pastry and more shops started selling the sweet treats. The Jews surprisingly had quite the influence on American doughnut culture. A Jewish refugee from czarist Russian named Adolph Levitt is responsible for inventing the first automated doughnut machine in 1920. Hungry theater goers would crowd his bakery in New York and pushed him to make a gadget that churned Left: As the popularity of the doughnut increased, Adolph Levitt opened a donut shop on Times Square, where people would stop and watch his new invention churn out donuts, often stopping traffic.
Krispy Kreme Glazed Doughnut Recipe
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INGREDIENTS For the donuts 1 1/4 cups whole milk 2 1/4 teaspoon instant (quick-rise) yeast (one packet) 2 large eggs
(Copycat)
8 tablespoons unsalted butter – melted and cooled
Who can resist an original glazed doughnut fresh off the conveyor belt at Krispy Kreme? Now you can make them at home with this copycat recipe adapted from a recipe originally shared by Mark Bittman of The New York Times.
1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon salt 4 1/4 cups bread flour (plus more for rolling out the dough) oil (for frying) For the glaze 4 cups powdered sugar 1/2 cup milk 1 pinch salt
