Get the latest Cruller recipes from Group Recipes. http://www.grouprecipes.com/tag/cruller Adapted from Marcy Goldman's A Passion For Baking, this takes the often deep-fried French Cruller doughnut and bakes it before dunking it in a beautiful pink glaze. You can substitute shortening for the butter if you wish. Using "bread" or "strong" flour is very very important here... the gluten needs to develop fully to trap the air pockets inside. http://www.grouprecipes.com/44840/heavenly-baked-crullers-with-cherry-glaze.html A fried cake and sister to the doughnut, which takes its name from the Dutch word krulle, meaning "twisted cake." French crullers are made in a round shape with cream-puff batter, and fried in deep fat and glazed. http://www.grouprecipes.com/21307/french-crullers.html