Isle of Wight Doughnut

Two soft doughnuts sprinkled with dried fruits and rolled in sugar and cinnamon. Each doughnut is handmade using a traditional Isle of Wight recipe from 1845.

Did the Isle of Wight Invent the Doughnut?
Doughnuts as we know them today are of Dutch origin, and were later to become popular in America and then the rest of Europe. However, the Isle of Wight doughnut was developed independently, although whether before or after the Dutch doughnut is unclear . In fact, “doughnut” wasn’t the more popular local name for them until the mid nineteenth century. Before then, doughnuts were known locally as “Birds Nests”. The earliest recipe can be found in Eliza Acton’s 1845 book Modern Cookery for Private Families.