Talk:Cruller

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I've heard the Cruller is the only donut made with egg. True?

[edit] German Easter connection

Last year I taught my 2nd grade class about various Easter traditions. I had to do a lot of research to find out about them and discovered a book which explained that the cruller originated in Germany (and Dutch is a Germanic language) and was eaten before lent as a way to use up fat, in preparation for fasting during lent. I've also found reference to this on a number of websites including: