Watch how a ring of dough is transformed into the most desirable of baked goods

Humble dough is mixed and shaped, dropped into hot oil, fried and glazed. By this process the workers in Kennedy's bakery transform the most basic of ingredients into a taste classic. The doughnut's association with Northern Ireland goes back to WWII. At one point around 300,000 American military personnel - known informally as doughboys - were stationed in Ulster. They shared their love of the sweet snack with the locals.

This film comes from the collection of National Museums Northern Ireland.