Northampton Community College student Angel Harper gingerly and carefully scored the center of each delicate square of dough. “The center needs to be scored to fry evenly since they are square,” said ...

March 1 is Mardi Gras, National Pancake Day and in Pennsylvania, it's also Fastnacht Day or Fat Tuesday. The tradition of making these often doughy delights on what's also known as Shrove Tuesday ...

The results are in, and Lehighvalleylive.com has officially crowned the greatest fastnacht in all the land. At least, the greatest of the seven most popular responses to a Google survey. But we do ...

Every year the question arises - what is a fastnacht? Is it a doughnut? Should it be square, round or have a hole in the center? Dare anyone ask, how many calories are in a fastnacht? The doughnuts ...

PHOTO GALLERY: Staff at The Buttered Crumb Bakery & Cafe in Lynn Township were busy making fastnachts Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, getting ready for Fastnacht Day. The state system that runs Kutztown, East ...

It's almost time for Lancaster County's favorite pastry-themed holiday, Fasnacht Day. Fasnacht Day, commonly misspelled as "fastnacht" and "fassnacht," is Tuesday, March 1. Fasnacht Day is marked on ...