A Persian is an oval-shaped, cinnamon-bun-like pastry with a sweet, pink icing made of either raspberries or strawberries. It originated in and remains particular to the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Thunder Bay (, time zone EST) is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. ...
The Persian is a variation of the Pershing, a doughnut made from a yeastdough that is coiled with cinnamon and usually finished with a plain sugar glaze rather than pink icing. Pershings are widely available at doughnut shops elsewhere in North America. Doughnuts being glazed at a Krispy Kreme store in Sydney. ... Diagram of a yeast cell Yeasts are single-celled (unicellular) fungi, a few species of which are commonly used to leaven bread, ferment alcoholic beverages, and even drive experimental fuel cells. ... Dough Dough is a paste made out of any cereals (grains) or leguminous crops by grinding with small amount of water. ... Binomial name Cinnamomum verum J.Presl Cassia (Indonesian cinnamon) is also commonly called (and sometimes sold as) cinnamon. ... Magnification of typical sugar In non-scientific use, the term sugar means sucrose, also called table sugar or saccharose, a white crystalline solid disaccharide. ...
Traditional lore is that the Persian was named for U.S. general John 'Blackjack' Pershing[1] But the exact date of its inception and circumstances of its creation are no longer known, giving rise to competing claims and myths among people in the region. Its recipe remains a general secret with long-running debates on whether the icing contains raspberries or strawberries. They are widely available at most bake shops and donut retailers around the city. Persians are often often used fundraising items to be sold at schools, churches, shopping malls, and other social events. John Joseph Black Jack Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948) was an officer in the United States Army. ...
A chocolate-glazed doughnut A doughnut, or donut, is a deep-fried piece of dough or batter. ... John T. Edge is a food writer and commentator and the director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. ...
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