Originally a Dutch treat, the doughnut graced the shores of New York over 200 years ago. The Dutch referred to them as oliekoek directly translated to the oily cake. The cake-like dough was deep fried in hog’s fat and often came out of the oil with the middles not entirely cooked–you may see where this is going. The ring-shaped doughnut was discovered around 1847 by an American, Hanson Gregory. He claimed to have punched a hole in the center of dough with a tin pepper box and to have later taught the technique to his mother. She then spiced the dough with cinnamon and nutmeg and called them doughnuts.
In American today, there are many other specialized doughnut shapes such as old-fashioned, bars or Long Johns (a rectangular shape), or with the dough twisted around itself before cooking. In the northeast United States, bars and twists are usually referred to as crullers. The beignet, a square-shaped doughnut covered with powdered sugar, commonly associated with New Orleans.
The following provides doughnuts near our valley area:
Albany
- Cork’s Old Fashioned Donuts – 2555 Santiam Hwy SE, Albany, OR 97322 Open Daily til 2PM
- Bakerzdozen – 1670 Hill St SE, Albany, OR 97322 Open Daily til 3PM, Sunday til noon
- Sweet Taste Bakery & Coffee House – 6020 NE William R Carr St, Adair Village, OR 97330 Daily til 2:30PM
Corvallis
- Benny’s Donuts – 116 NW 3rd St, Corvallis, OR 97330 Open til 8:00PM
- Death by Donutz – Cobblestone Square, 1425 NW Monroe Ave STE G, Corvallis, OR 97330
Lebanon
- Sugar Vibes – 754 S Main St, Lebanon, OR 97355 Open til 1PM
Sweet Home
- Sugar Vibes Donut Co – 1302 Long St, Sweet Home, OR 97386 Open til 1PM
