“There are several purported origins for donut holes and the “ring” shaped donut. The concept of forming donuts with a hole in the center is commonly attributed to Captain Hanson Gregory,[1][2] who claimed to have invented the first ring donut after cutting the center of his mother’s donut out in 1847.[3]”
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“There are several purported origins for donut holes and the “ring” shaped donut. The concept of forming donuts with a hole in the center is commonly attributed to Captain Hanson Gregory,[1][2] who claimed to have invented the first ring donut after cutting the center of his mother’s donut out in 1847.[3]”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donut_hole