How to Make . . .

By Kelly Buchanan 2004

IntroductionKrispy Kreme Donuts are made in factory stores -- where donuts are sold to the public AND made to sell to grocery stores

All Donut ingredients are manufactured in Winston Salem, where Krispy Kreme started

Most important ingredient is yeast -- which makes the donut rise so it is light and puffy

Ingredients kept in work rooms of factory stores

Special equipment invented by Krispy Kreme’s founder, Vernon Randolph

Machinery includes mixer, extruder, proof box, conveyer belt, flipper, glaze waterfall, and cooling tunnel

Introduction continued . . .

HistoryStarted in 1937 by Vernon Randolph in Old Salem (Winston Salem, North Carolina)

Used a hole in the wall of a factory store to sell to walk-in customers

Invented special mix and equipment in the 1940’s

Went international in 2001, first European store opened in 2003

MixingBakers take a pre-made mix and mix it with water for the dough

Yeast, the main ingredient, is used to releases carbon dioxide creating air bubbles, making the donut less dense

Mix sent to factory stores and stored in the back room

The extruder forms the dough into small rings

Set to make the rings to an exact size so all donuts

will be the same

Different cutters can be attached to make different

shapes or textures

Extruder feeds dough rings into proof box

Extruder

Proof BoxPurpose is to make the yeast active and the dough rise

The heat and humidity in the box must be exact

If it gets too hot, vents open in the side

The donuts spend 15 minutes in the proofer

Frying

Donuts go onto conveyer belt that floats through oil to fry the dough

Oil is around 360 degrees Fahrenheit

After one side of the donut floats in the oil for 45 seconds, it flips it so the other side can fry

Temperature and time the donut fries must be exact

GlazingDonuts ride under glaze waterfall

Glaze is held in the glazing waterfall reservoir and is pumped into the top of the waterfall

Extra glaze falls through into a pool under the belt

Conveyer BeltConveyer belt passes by the front of the store so they can sell hot donuts

Donuts go through a cooling tunnel that cools and dries the glaze

Donuts put in boxes to be sold to grocery stores or trays to sell when the machines aren't on

Cooling Tunnel

Specialty DonutsCake donuts made with different mix and separate proofer

Filled donuts made with same dough but cut with a different cutter on the extruder

Filled at the filling station, a box holding crème or fruit and nozzles that fill the donuts

Different Kinds ! ! !

Toppings include cinnamon, chocolate, sugar, sprinkles, and

powder. Fillings include blueberry, raspberry, crème, lemon, and

custard

About the AuthorMy name is Kelly. I am 13 and in 7th grade. I have two brothers, Riley and Brady, and they are 9. I also have a

dog named Izzy. I love to play basketball, soccer and swim. I also

sing in the Winston Salem Children’s Chorus and play trumpet in the

school band. I love chocolate and pretty much any candy. I also love

Mexican food.

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