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The Long John is a bar-shaped, yeast risen[1] doughnut either coated entirely with glaze or top-coated with cake icing. They may be filled with custard or cream. The term Long John is used in the Midwestern U.S.[2] and Canada, and has been used in Texas.[3]
 Long John with maple frosting (maple bar doughnut) | |
| Alternative names | Cream stick, filled stick, chocolate bar, maple bar |
|---|---|
| Type | Pastry |
| Main ingredients | Dough, and glaze or icing |
| Other information | May be called an "éclair", but has yeast-risen dough |
In other parts of the United States and Canada, such as the Mid-Atlantic and Central Canada, Long Johns are sometimes marketed as "éclairs"; the two pastries look similar but are created with different types of dough (steam-puffed vs. yeast-risen) and sometimes different fillings (the éclair may have chiboust cream).[4] The éclair has (usually chocolate) fondant icing.
On the American West Coast and British Columbia, Long Johns are called bars or bar doughnuts, such as the maple bar (topped with a maple glaze[5][6]) and the chocolate bar. Filled Long Johns are called filled bars, or filled bar doughnuts. For example, an unfilled (or even custard-filled) Long John with maple-flavored icing is called a maple bar in California.[7][8] They may also be topped with chopped bacon and called a maple bacon bar.[9] Maple bars are prominent on the West coast of the United States; they are also known as a maple-glazed Long John, Maple-Creamstick or maple Bismarck.
Some parts of the American Midwest also call this type of pastry a finger doughnut or cream stick when filled.[10]
See also
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- List of doughnut varieties
- List of breakfast foods
- List of foods made from maple
- Boston cream doughnut, the round cream filled donut, topped with chocolate
- Cruller, the German American rectangular donut with a twisted shape
- Éclair (pastry)
- Fritter, another doughnut-like pastry
References
edit- ^ Kuban, Adam (August 10, 2018). "The Serious Eats Doughnut Glossary".
- ^ Ulrich, Linda (August 30, 1979). "The Definitive Doughnut Study". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Maid Produces 'Best Donuts In East Texas'". Tyler Morning Telegraph. March 7, 1955. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McCoy, Kimberly (June 26, 2021). "Eclair vs Long John". Miss Buttercup.
- ^ The No-Salt, Lowest-Sodium Baking Book - Donald A. Gazzaniga. pp. 181-182.
- ^ 500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late: and the Very Best Places to Eat Them - Jane Stern, Michael Stern. p. 382.
- ^ Steele, Allison (March 6, 2019). "Maple bars in Philadelphia? The popular West Coast doughnut is nowhere to be found here". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ "Maple Bar Doughnut". TasteAtlas.
- ^ Galarza, Daniela (May 28, 2015). "Everything You Need to Know About the Great American Doughnut". Eater.
- ^ Hanke, Colleen (July 11, 2019). "Louie and the Giant Donut". The Devil Strip. Akron, Ohio.
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