| | [[Image:Mmmsprinkles.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A [[toroid]]al donut, with a [[chocolate]] frosting.]] | | [[Image:Mmmsprinkles.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A [[toroid]]al donut, with a [[chocolate]] frosting.]] |
| − | '''Donuts''' (or doughnuts) are [[pastry|pastries]] (usually fried), sometimes coated with sugar, glaze, or frosting. Their shape is either tire shaped, rounded (a 'filled doughnut') or elongated (a cruller). Today they typically have a hole in the center of them, which ensures even cooking, however originally, donuts did ''not'' have holes.<ref>http://www.takeourword.com/TOW158/page2.html</ref> | + | '''Donuts''' (or doughnuts) are [[pastry|pastries]] (usually fried), sometimes coated with sugar, glaze, or frosting. Their shape is either tire shaped, rounded (a 'filled doughnut') or elongated (a cruller). Today they typically have a hole in the center of them, which ensures even cooking, however originally, donuts did not have holes.<ref>http://www.takeourword.com/TOW158/page2.html</ref> |