Can you guess what misses arrows but catches swords?

A man shot two arrows at its center and missed both times,

but using a sword swung once at its center and hit it twice.

What did he shoot at?

Hint 1: Consider a target that’s commonly found in a kitchen or a bakery rather than in a sports setting. Hint 2: Think about the structure of this item—it has a distinctive feature that might allow something like an arrow to miss its ‘center.’ Hint 3: The solution to this puzzle is as sweet as it is circular.

Hint 4: Imagine a sword’s movement and how it might interact with an object that has a hole in the middle. What could be “hit” twice in one motion?

Hint 5: This item’s center is unique because it’s not there!

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