Donuts

A donut (sometimes spelled Doughnut), is a sweet batter or dough which is deep fried and usually topped with a glaze or icing.  The most common types of donuts are the yeast raised donut or the cake donut.  

 

A yeast raised donut is produced on a make-up line.  There are various techniques but usually a sheeted dough is cut into ring shapes and then the rings are dropped into a fryer.  Once cooked the donuts are glazed or decorated.

 

A cake donut usually uses a depositor to deposit cake batter in a circle directly into the oil in a fryer.  The cake donuts are turned once while in the fryer and cooked for approximately 90 seconds. 

 

Other variations of donuts may include filled donuts, twist donuts or powdered donuts.

 

A typical Cake Donut production line would consist of the following equipment:

• Ingredient Handling System
• Mixing
• Make-Up
• Conveyors
• Proofer
• Depositor
• Fryer
• Glazer
• Cooler
• Steam Kettle
• Icer
• Dry Topper
• Enrober
• Cooling
• Packaging