cruller U.S.
(ˈkrʌlə(r))
[app. a. Du. cruller, f. crullen to curl: cf. EFris. kruller curl, paper-curl, LG. kroll-koken wafer-cakes.]
A cake cut from dough containing eggs, butter, sugar, etc., twisted or curled into various shapes, and fried to crispness in lard or oil.
1818 W. Irving Sketch-Bk., Leg. Sleepy Hollow, The doughty dough-nut..the crisp and crumbling cruller. 1866 Howells Venet. Life vi, A species of cruller, fried in oil, which has all seasons for its own. 1890 G. Rudmani Royal Baker (N.Y.) 8 [Recipe]. |