11 baked doughnut recipes to make on National Doughnut Day (2024)
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SALT LAKE CITY — Each year, the first Friday in June is designated as National Doughnut Day. This is definitely a holiday we can get behind. Who doesn’t love a warm doughnut?
National Doughnut Day celebrates all things doughnut, but did you know it was created in 1938 to honor the Salvation Army Lassies, the women that served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I? The holiday started as a fundraiser put on by the Chicago Salvation Army as a way to assist the needy during the Great Depression.
In 1917, the women of the Salvation Army served the original "Salvation Army Donut." During World War I, volunteer Salvation Army Lassies headed over to the front lines of Europe to help boost the troops' morale. One of the ways they did this was by providing fresh baked goods. Today, many across the nation celebrate by savoring their favorite doughnut on the first Friday in June.
Instead of standing in line for a doughnut, why not try baking a homemade batch of your own? By baking your doughnut instead of deep frying them, you're not only saving a bunch of calories but you also avoid making a greasy mess. I've rounded up 11 baked doughnut recipes for you to make on National Doughnut Day. The question is, which one will you make first?
These doughnuts are light, fluffy and delicious. They are good by themselves or with your favorite frosting and choice of sprinkles on top.
Perfectly cakey and fluffy, these are a morning staple. Starting your day with whole grains can help give you energy all morning long.
These doughnuts have the taste of old fashioned sour cream doughnuts. They're also made with common and easy-to-find ingredients in your kitchen so that you don't need to make a special trip to the grocery store.
Made with whole wheat flour and bursting with blueberries and chocolate, they're a delicious way to enjoy a slow morning.
The main ingredient for these doughnuts is chocolate ice cream. With only three ingredients you can create a delicious (and not super sweet) baked doughnut in less than 20 minutes.
Infused with fall flavors, these cake doughnuts are fluffy and soft and are coated with cinnamon sugar on the outside. They're delicious all year long, regardless of the season.
These doughnuts are packed with cinnamon and apple flavors and would make a good addition to brunch.
These doughnuts have a soft muffin-like texture and go perfect with cream cheese frosting.
This simple recipe uses only three ingredients and is ready in less than 30 minutes. Zucchini is added as a way to keep the doughnuts moist while also adding in nutrition.
These whole wheat doughnuts are covered with a sweet maple glaze and sprinkled with chopped pecans. Similar to other doughnuts, these may have some fall flavors, but are tasty any time of year.
These delicious doughnuts are low in fat and 100% whole grain. The Greek yogurt bumps up the protein to 5 grams, too!
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National Donut Day (also known as National Doughnut Day) on November 5th is one of two observed by donut lovers across the nation. The first Friday in June is the other day donuts steal the bakery case spotlight ready to tease their way into white bakery box and go home!
The Salvation Army created National Doughnut Day in 1938 to honor the women who served doughnuts to soldiers in World War I. This day began as a fundraiser for Chicago's Salvation Army. The goal of their 1938 fundraiser was to help the needy during the Great Depression.
They are healthier than fried donuts. The donuts are moist and fluffy, with a slightly crispy exterior. They are versatile. You can customize the recipe to your liking by adding different flavors of glaze or toppings.
The Salvation Army created the first donut day event in Chicago in 1938 as a fundraiser to help those in need during The Great Depression. Donut Lassies were Salvation Army volunteers who baked and delivered donuts during World War I.
The holiday celebrates the doughnut. Many American doughnut stores offer free doughnuts on the occasion. Salvation Army volunteers traveled overseas to set up service huts located in abandoned buildings near the front lines where they could serve baked goods.
The history of the doughnut itself is generally traced to Dutch immigrants in 17th- and 18th-century New York, then New Netherland, who prepared fried dough balls called olie koeken or olykoeks, which means “oil cakes.” They were similar to modern doughnuts, although they did not yet have the iconic ring shape.
Hanson Gregory, an American, claimed to have invented the ring-shaped doughnut in 1847 aboard a lime-trading ship when he was 16 years old. Gregory was dissatisfied with the greasiness of doughnuts twisted into various shapes and with the raw center of regular doughnuts.
Started by the Salvation Army in Chicago in 1938, the day honors the group's “donut lassies,” who served treats and provided assistance to soldiers on the front lines during World War I.
Photo Courtesy of National Museum of American History. The cook would have then passed the dough on to the crew on deck, who took care of the cooking. The fritters were deep-fried in none other than whale oil in trypots - enormous, black cauldrons filled with shimmering whale oil rendered from whale blubber.
The First Dunkin' Donuts Restaurant is Still in Operation: When founder William Rosenberg opened his first coffee and donut shop in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1948, it was originally named Open Kettle and served coffee, pastries and sandwiches.
Krispy Kreme's free doughnut deal for National Donut Day
On Friday, get a free doughnut of any kind – including Banana Pudding, Chocolate Kreme Pie, Key Lime Pie and Strawberries & Kreme doughnuts – no purchase necessary. Also buy any dozen donuts and get a dozen original glazed donuts for $2.
This isn't to say a doughnut is ever a nutritious choice. While delicious, it's filled with empty calories and provides you with virtually none of the vitamins and nutrients that will keep you alive, whereas something like a banana is a good source of potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin C and vitamin B-6.
In a medium bowl, mix sugar, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon and flour. Mix buttermilk, eggs, honey and butter in a separate medium bowl, and stir into the dry ingredients. Spoon the mixture onto the prepared pan in doughnut shapes. Bake 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.
Like most doughnuts, Krispy Kremes are fried (cooked in oil). Frying cooks the dough rapidly from the outside in to give the doughnuts their distinctive crispy texture. The flipper turns the doughnuts over midway through the oil.
The first Friday of June is the day we celebrate all the warm-and-glazed goodness of donuts. But did you know that donuts and doing good go hand in hand? The Salvation Army established the first National Donut Day in 1938 to raise funds for those in need during the Great Depression.
America loves doughnuts so much it celebrates not one but two national holidays in honor of the fried-dough treat. There's National Donut Day, which arrives on the first Friday in June, and National Doughnut Day on Nov. 5th. A doughnut or donut is a type of fried dough confection or dessert food.
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