The origin of foods such as donuts and donuts is heavily debated. However, the foods that stick with fried dough are not specific to a country or culture. We see a lot of donut types and similar foods, especially on trips to America and Europe.
Some sources indicate that the Dutch made olykoeks, or "butter cakes," in the early 19th century. Considered the earliest form of donuts, these foods were simply cake balls fried in golden brown lard. Because the inside of the cake did not bake as quickly as the outside, the cakes were sometimes filled with fruit, nuts or other sugary fillings. As Dutch immigrants began to settle in the United States, they continued to make their olykoeks, embellishing what we call a donut today, under the influence of other cultures.
Instead of filling the unbaked center of the buns with fillings that don't need to be baked, the captain of the American ship, Hansen Gregory, came up with another solution. In 1847, Gregory solved this problem by making a hole in the center of the dough ball so that the cakes were fully baked in the middle.☺️☺️
The first written record of the word “Donut” in the History of New York was found in Washington Irving's publication in 1809. In the early 1900s, many people shortened the word "donut".
In 1920, Russian-born immigrant Adolph Levitt created the first automatic donut maker. Thus, the donut production process began. Making their place at the 1934 World's Fair in Chicago, donuts have since become a favorite breakfast and food for Americans.