cruller(n = noun.food) twister - small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts;
is a kind of friedcake
A kind of sweet cake cut in strips and curled or twisted, and fried crisp in boiling fat. [1913 Webster]
cruller, n. US a small cake made of a rich dough twisted or curled and fried in fat.
Etymology:
prob. f. Du. krullen curl