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Alternative names | fry dough fry bread fried bread doughboys elephant ears scones flying saucers pizza fritte beaver tails safnaj sfenj |
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Course | Breakfast, dessert, or snack |
Place of origin | Canada |
Serving temperature | Warm |
Main ingredients | Yeast dough |
Variations | Zeppole and others |
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Fried dough is a North American food associated with outdoor food stands in carnivals, amusement parks, fairs, rodeos, and seaside resorts. "Fried dough" is the specific name for a particular variety of fried bread made of a yeast dough; see the accompanying images for an example of use on carnival-booth signs. Fried dough is also known as fry dough, fry bread (bannock), fried bread, doughboys, elephant ears, beaver tails, scones, pizza fritte, frying saucers (in the case of smaller pieces). These foods are virtually identical to each other and some yeast dough versions of beignets, and recognizably different from other fried dough foods such as doughnuts or fritters.