Long John (doughnut) explained

Long John (pastry)
Alternate Name:Cream stick, filled stick, chocolate bar, maple bar
Type:Pastry
Main Ingredient:Dough, and glaze or icing
Other:May be called an "éclair", but has yeast-risen dough
Image Alt:A Minnesotan Long John with maple icing

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]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Serious Eats Doughnut Glossary . Adam . Kuban . 2018-08-10.
  2. News: Linda . Ulrich . The Definitive Doughnut Study . . Lincoln, Nebraska . 1979-08-30 . 12 . Newspapers.com .
  3. News: Southern Maid Produces 'Best Donuts In East Texas' . . 1955-03-07 . 5 . Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: Eclair vs Long John . Kimberly . McCoy . Miss Buttercup. June 26, 2021 .
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=WDK9lXuXaU0C&pg=PA181 The No-Salt, Lowest-Sodium Baking Book - Donald A. Gazzaniga
  6. https://books.google.com/books?id=uha0mHZ-N8oC&pg=PA382 500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late: and the Very Best Places to Eat Them - Jane Stern, Michael Stern
  7. News: Allison . Steele . Maple bars in Philadelphia? The popular West Coast doughnut is nowhere to be found here . . 2019-03-06 .
  8. Web site: Maple Bar Doughnut . TasteAtlas.
  9. Web site: Everything You Need to Know About the Great American Doughnut . Daniela . Galarza . 2015-05-28 . Eater.
  10. News: Colleen . Hanke . Louie and the Giant Donut . The Devil Strip . Akron, Ohio . 2019-07-11 .