A cruller is a deep-fried pastry similar in taste to a donut, originating from Germany and brought to the US by German immigrants. It is known as a kruller in some parts of the US and can be coated with powdered sugar or icing. In other countries, it is called churro, ali fritti, or tiao.
A cruller is a deep-fried sweet pastry. It is considered to be similar in taste to a donut. The cruller dough is twisted into an oblong shape before cooking. It can then be coated with powdered sugar or icing or eaten plain. The word cruller comes from the Dutch word for a twisted cake, Krulle. It is also the Dutch word for curl.
Crullers are thought to have been brought to the United States by German immigrants who settled in the Midwestern and New England areas. Due to their origin, they may be known in parts of the United States as kruller. A tornado is another name for a cruller.
The traditional ingredients of a cruller are eggs, sugar, butter and flour. Additional ingredients such as rum or nutmeg can also be added for a festive recipe. Crullers are traditionally eaten in Germany by many Catholics who observe Shrove Tuesday, the last day to eat rich, fatty foods before the start of fasting during Lent during the Easter holiday.
In Spain, a cruller is called a churro. Churros are also considered popular in the Southwest region of the United States and other areas with large Hispanic populations. Churros are generally longer and thinner than crullers because the dough is often piped through a bag to form its shape. Traditionally, churros are rolled in icing sugar and served hot after cooking.
In Italy, a cruller is called ali fritti which means fried wings. French crullers are made with pâté a choux, a traditional French dough containing only flour, water, butter and eggs. Pastry dough, also known as puff pastry dough, gives off a steam as it cooks, which gives it a light, airy texture. Unlike other crullers, a French cruller is round in shape with a hole in the middle. The dough is usually squeezed through a pastry bag with a fluted tip, which gives the dough raised ridges.
In China, crullers are considered popular as a breakfast food. They are called tiao in Mandarin and yau char kwai in Cantonese. Both names translate to fried devils. The origin of the name comes from the Song Dynasty, when a government official was falsely accused of treason and executed. The fried devils are thought to represent his accusers, suffering from being fried in oil for eternity as punishment in the afterlife.
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