Where can I find fried dough?

[kj2mom]

I have a friend who has a thing for fried dough. She asked me if they have it in Disney. I don't honestly know (haven't been in years and years). Can anyone help me please?

 

[Amy&Dan]

Well there's funnel cakes to be found at both MK (Liberty Square I think) and Epcot (America in the World Showcase). There's also churros stands here and there and if you like beignets they have those at the Port Orleans French Quarter resort. Is that what you mean by fried dough?

 

[ajleone]

There are no fried dough places that I can think of at WDW, although like the OP said there are funnel cakes(not as good in my opinion).

 

[Kay1]

I honestly didn't know people ate that anymore. I only know about fried dough from reading about the Great Depression when come people could afford little but a cup of flour and a spoon of lard. Is it similar to beavertails, maybe? That would make sense, otherwise, I'm very .

 

[Cass]

Fried dough, doesn't too appetizing. lol but it's probably delicious.

 

[mckryan]

Nope, no fried dough at WDW that I know of. Here's a site that tells you about fried dough.

http://home.comcast.net/~osoono/ethnic-doughs.htm

 

[shoney]

Here on Long Island they are referred to as zeppoli's. You can find them at any Italian feast or most pizzerias. When made fresh, they are good.

 

[lsjones]

At the Italian festivals in town here, they are like donuts the size of your head (with a hole in the middle) would love to know also if they have any in the world...yummo!!

 

[shoney]

It looks as though there is some version of them at the Italy booth for the F&W festival.

 

[kelleigh1]

Fried dough is a big thing up here in the northeast. It can be made a few different ways. Zeppoli's in NJ and NY are almost baseball sized balls deep fried with the powdered sugar. Some places stretch the dough out and deep fry it flat like a frisbee. And there is another place in RI that has golf ball sized balls deep fried. You can put powdered sugar and/or cinnamon on it.

When I make it at home, I stretch the dough out a bit so it's about the size of a hamburger and then just fry it in a lightly oiled pan. No deep frying for me. Slice it open, spread a little butter on it (cinnamon or honey butter is the best) and sprinkle a little powdered sugar on it.

It is YUMMY!!

The bread dough is sold in the freezer sections at the grocery store. It's regular bread dough that you can use to make bread.

 

[Luv'sTink]

We call it Indian fry bread....YUM!

 

[ajleone]

I love that we have a thread about fired dough!!

When I make it at home, I stretch the dough out a bit so it's about the size of a hamburger and then just fry it in a lightly oiled pan. No deep frying for me. Slice it open, spread a little butter on it (cinnamon or honey butter is the best) and sprinkle a little powdered sugar on it.

First I gotta say hi neighbor to kelleigh- we're up in NH. I've only ever had it/made it deep fired(which is great), but I'm gonna try it with the lightly oiled pan- that sounds like it would work extremely well.

 

[ElizabethB]

That's what it's known as out west -- Indian Fry Bread. And, with meat or other filling, it's a Navaho Taco.

 

[maddhatir]

Well there's funnel cakes to be found at both MK (Liberty Square I think) and Epcot (America in the World Showcase). There's also churros stands here and there and if you like beignets they have those at the Port Orleans French Quarter resort. Is that what you mean by fried dough?

These items are the only fried dough I can think of- funnel cake and the beignets are YUMMY at the POFQ- we just got back and I HAD to try them!

BUT! Being from Jersey- there is a differece between the 2- come on! fried dough isnt just fried dough!

The beignets are more "hollow" inside- BUT the funnel cake- is dense and doughy like a zeppoli!

 

[Poppinsme]

Here in New Orleans there called beignets. YUMMY. My husbands people call fried dough fry bread. He is a Lakota from the Rosebud Rez in South Dakota. So I make fry bread and beignets. Talk about good eatin.

 

[beachblanket]

Some places stretch the dough out and deep fry it flat like a frisbee. You can put powdered sugar and/or cinnamon on it.

You just described the Southern New England variant of fried dough I grew up with. Oh, the memories of that taste -- you can still get it at summer and fall fairs in places like MA, CT and even western NY. In fact, here we see Miss New York State 2006 enjoying this "frisbee" version at an upstate county fair:

 

[daisax]

My mother was one of those depression babies who had to make do with fried dough when money got tight. We grew up having it at home as a treat, with just butter on it. When I got to be a teen I noticed it at fairs with sugar and cinnamon, but I still like it best with butter!

Funnel cakes are delicious also, but far denser.

 

[maddhatir]

OK? So where is the OP to tell us what she might be talking about?!

We can go on and on about fried dough!

 

[Kay1]

I posted on another thread about a book on New England seafood I'm reading. I think the fried dough in RI is called a Doughboy. I was a little turned off when this thread started but now I want to try some fried dough.

 

[monorailsilver]

My Italian side calls it Pizza Freet (Freta/Frete?-not sure the correct spelling).

And we stretch it out too & fry it in about 1/2 inch of oil & then put it on a paper towel to de-grease.

We put gravy (sauce for some of you) & sometimes grated cheese on it, sugar or powdered sugar on it. My dad spreads butter on it.

I loved growing up in an Italian household (or half of one).