fried pastry
Oil-cooked dough confection
A fried pastry is a sweet or savory dough that's been cooked in hot oil rather than baked.
The category includes doughnuts, churros, beignets, and countless regional variations worldwide.
Frying creates a crispy exterior while keeping the inside soft: The fair was selling every kind of fried pastry imaginable.
- doughnutRing-shaped fried pastry
- jelly filledContaining soft fruit spread
- churroRidged fried pastry
- crullerTwisted fried dough ring
- apple fritterFried dough with fruit
fritter · beignet · funnel cake · state fair · oil · golden · crispy · sugar · glaze · dough · powdered sugar · sweet · hot · sizzling · powdered · cinnamon sugar · cinnamon · flaky
cooking method
fried pastrybaked goods
Foods made by baking
steamed bun · oven-baked · roasted · poached
healthfulness
fried pastryfresh fruit
health food · whole grain bread · baked apple · steamed vegetables · granola