Editing Cruller (section)

==French cruller==
{{Infobox food
| name = French cruller
| image = File:French-Cruller-Donut.jpg
| caption = A light and airy French cruller
| alternate_name = ''Spritzkuchen''<br />Chouxnut
| type = [[Pastry]]/[[Doughnut]]
}}

A '''French cruller''' is a light airy, fluted, ring-shaped [[Glaze (cooking)|glazed]] doughnut extruded from [[choux pastry]].<ref name="kids">{{Cite book |last=Smith |first=Patti |url=https://archive.org/details/justkids00smit/page/111 |title=Just Kids |publisher=Ecco |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-06-621131-2 |location=New York, New York |page=[https://archive.org/details/justkids00smit/page/111 111] |url-access=registration}}</ref> The name likely refers to the use of the French choux dough, with the actual origin of the pastry being German or Dutch, and was popularized in the United States by [[Dunkin' Donuts]].<ref name="where">{{Cite web |date=2024-05-01 |title=What Are Cruller Donuts (And Where Do They Come From)? |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/cruller-donuts-where-come-161559266.html |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=Yahoo Life |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Galarza |first=Daniela |date=2015-05-28 |title=Everything You Need to Know About the Great American Doughnut |url=https://www.eater.com/2015/5/28/8672939/doughnut-guide-cake-yeast-cruller-donut-history |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=Eater |language=en}}</ref> When filled, they are often referred to as a '''chouxnut'''.<ref name="chouxnuts">{{cite web |last1=Gregory |first1=Zola |title=Chouxnuts Give Crullers a Glazed Glow Up |url=https://tastecooking.com/chouxnuts-give-crullers-a-glazed-glow-up/ |website=TASTE |access-date=11 December 2024 |date=13 July 2022}}</ref>

The French cruller is similar to the German ''[[:de:Spritzkuchen|Spritzkuchen]]'' ({{Translation|extruded cake|literal=yes}}), which is traditionally made from choux pastry that is [[Pastry bag|piped]] onto [[Parchment paper|parchment]] and then deep fried. It dates back to 18th century [[Nuremberg]],<ref name="sincerus">{{Cite book |last=Sincerus |first=Alexius |title=Der wolbestanden Becker |publisher=Husum Verlagsgesellschaft |year=1713 |isbn=978-3-89876-230-4 |edition=6th |location=Husum |publication-date=2013 |pages=75 |language=de}}</ref> but became associated with Eberswalde in the 19th century.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Schlaak |first=Marina |title=Zeitzeichen, Eberswalde – Geschichte und Geschichten |publisher=Stadtverwaltung Eberswalde |year=2003 |isbn=3-9805947-3-4 |location=Eberswalde |language=de}}</ref> It is said to have originated as part of carnival celebrations that take place before [[Lent]] to use up supplies of animal fats so they would not spoil and go to waste.<ref name="hassani">{{cite book |last=Hassani |first=Nadia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=93hWz3yOoj0C&pg=PA130 |title=Spoonfuls of Germany: Culinary Delights of the German Regions in 170 Recipes |year=2004 |isbn=9780781810579}}</ref>