A Long John is a bar-shaped, yeast risen doughnut either coated entirely with glaze or top-coated with cake icing. They may be filled with custard or cream. Names for the doughnut are highly regional,
Long John with maple frosting (maple bar doughnut)
A Long John with sprinkles from Minnesota
A cream-filled maple bar doughnut (filled with custard)
A cruller is a deep-fried pastry popular in parts of Europe and North America. In Europe, the distinct shape is typically formed in one of two ways: a string of dough folded over and twisted twice; or
Long John (doughnut)
…Boston cream doughnut, the round cream filled donut, topped with chocolate Cruller, the German American rectangular donut with a twisted shape Éclair (pastry…
Iced "cinnamon twist" cruller
A light and airy French cruller
A handmade Danish klejne, a traditional cruller shape, rectangular with two twisted sides