In 1917, the original “Salvation Army Doughnut” was first served by the ladies of the Salvation Army. It was during World War 1 that the Salvation Army Lassies went to the front lines of Europe. Home cooked foods, provided by these brave volunteers, were a morale boost to the troops.
The doughnuts or donuts were often cooked in oil inside the metal helmets of American soldiers.American infantrymen were then commonly called “doughboys.” A more standard spelling is donut.
Internationally, Dunkin’ Donuts has over 1700 locations in 29 countries and over 6,000 stores in 30 countries world-wide.
Krispy Kreme is probably best known for their fresh, hot, glazed, yeast-raised doughnuts. The company’s “Hot Doughnuts Now” flashing sign is an integral part of the brands appeal and fame.
Jelly-filled and Chocolate frosted also rank as their top sellers.
Coconut Crunch, although not a number one seller, still remains one of the over 52 varieties of donuts the chain produces on a yearly basis.
Americans consume 10 billion doughnuts annually. It really is too big of a number when you consider that as of 1997, there were 6,792 doughnut shops in the U.S. alone. In 2005, one can only imagine that the number of doughnut shops has increased dramatically. Unfortunately, 1997 was the last year that all overall statistics and data is available on this subject.
RECIPE
INGREDIENTS
5cups of Flour
1/2 cup of Sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup of Warm Water
1.5cups Warm Milk
4 tbsp Instant Yeast
1/4 tsp Nutmeg
1/3 cup of shortening
1tsp of Salt
Oil for deep frying
DIRECTIONS
Sieve flour, salt and nutmeg
Add the sugar and yeast to the flour mixture
Add the warm water and milk
Melt the Vegetable Shortening and add to the mixture
Rub in the beaten egg and mix all the ingredients in a bowl and leave for 10 minutes
Place on a smooth surface and knead for about 5 minutes
Leave to rise for about 1.5hours
Knead on floured surface for 8 minutes and roll out.
Cut out with a doughnut cutter and place in a tray for one hour
Put the oil on fire and when in it hot, deep fry
You may put jam or thick prepared custard in between before frying
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