growing up there was (and still is) a bakery that made these donuts called fastnaughts only during lent. i loved them and looked forward to them every year. we would drive to go get them on sundays for breakfast after church. i'm not sure why during a time associated with fasting and sacrificing do they make such an enjoyable sugary treat. but i'm glad they do and... i do know that not only are they made on sundays - but thursdays too (as well as mondays, tuesdays, wednesdays, friday and saturdays). yummmmm!