ring doughnut

Circular fried sweet

A ring doughnut is the classic doughnut shape—a torus of fried dough with a hole in the center.

The term distinguishes it from filled doughnuts, which are solid and injected with cream, jam, or custard.

The hole allows more even cooking and creates the iconic shape: She dunked her ring doughnut in her coffee.

Related

sprinkles · zeppole · glaze · torus · Boston cream · pastry · cinnamon sugar · deep frying · sweet · powdered sugar · circular · hollow · fryer · sugar · snack · cake · churro · comfort food

Opposites
doughnut shape/filling type

ring doughnutjelly doughnut

Filled fried pastry

jam doughnut · filled donut · Berliner · Bismarck · doughnut hole

Family

ring, doughnut, rings, ringed, ringing, ringer, ringers, doughnuts, donut

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Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G