 Jędrzej Kitowicz has described that during the reign of the Augustus III under influence of French cooks who came to Poland at that time, pączki dough fried in Poland has been improved, so that pączki became lighter, spongier, and more resilient.The Romanian dessert "gogoși" are fried dough balls similar to filled doughnuts.They are stuffed with chocolate, jam, cheese and other combinations and may be dusted with icing sugar.