"Erick DeLeon (ph) gets ready to fill and decorate the fresh batch. ERICK DELEON: This is the maple bourbon cream. Then we're going to fill it like this. VELTMAN: He makes a hole in the side of a doughnut with a wooden skewer, stuffs it with whisky-laced filling, sprinkles it with sugar. DELEON: And then we're going to torch it. (SOUNDBITE OF BLOWTORCH HISSING) CRAIG BLUM: We call it Santa's Little Helper."
"Blum says the holidays are a very busy time for Johnny Doughnuts. They have deliveries destined for tech sector holiday parties... BLUM: Meta, OpenAI. VELTMAN: ...A nearby prison... BLUM: We're doing San Quentin's. VELTMAN: ...And a local synagogue. Blum says the Hanukkah doughnuts - or sufganiyot - filled with homemade wild berry jam is by far Johnny's most popular holiday offering. BLUM: It's unbelievable how many jelly doughnuts we sell during the holidays."
Fried sugary doughnuts hold deep links to holiday celebrations across cultures, including Hanukkah and Christmas. Bakers have created seasonal flavors and designs, such as maple bourbon cream filled with whisky-laced filling and a blowtorch-crisped finish called Santa's Little Helper. Johnny Doughnuts produces chocolate Old-Fashioned doughnuts with crushed peppermint and sufganiyot filled with homemade wild berry jam. Holiday demand increases sharply, with deliveries to tech company parties, a nearby prison, and a local synagogue. The Hanukkah jelly doughnuts are the shop's most popular holiday item, generating exceptionally high sales during the season.
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