Last year for Christmas, my mama gave us Paula Deen's, "My First Cookbook" and we finally tried one of the recipes this morning. Whod'a thought canned biscuits could be so good? Checking the pantry, we only had the ingredients for powdered donuts, but Stephen didn't mind. We used an apple corer for Stephen to cut the holes out with, which was perfect because he can grasp it easier. After they were all finished, we each had a donut and split all the donut holes (we each had five). Needless to say, for about an hour we were on an amazing sugar high. I managed to get some laundry done while he chased the cat around the house, but now we've come down from it and are just a couple of lethargic couch potatoes watching the Tom and Jerry hour on the cartoon network. I would advise you to limit yourself to ONE donut if you can, because they are very sweet.
Paula Deen's Canned Biscuit Dough Donuts and Holes
(you'll need the help of an adult for frying the donuts!) ;p
Ingredients:
* Peanut oil, for frying
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 1/4 cup cocoa powder
* 5 tablespoon milk, divided
* 2 cup confectioners’ sugar, divided
* Chocolate sprinkles
* Colored sprinkles
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/4 cup sugar
* 2 cans large buttermilk biscuits
Directions:
Heat 2-inches peanut oil in a large pot or dutch oven to 350 degrees F.
In a shallow bowl, stir together the sugar and ground cinnamon, set aside. In a small bowl, whisk together 1 cup of confectioners’ sugar, 2 tablespoons of milk and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, set aside. This is the vanilla icing. In another bowl, whisk together 1 cup of confectioners’ sugar, 1/4 cup of cocoa powder and 3 tablespoons of milk, set aside. This is the chocolate icing.
Lay out the biscuits on a cutting board and with a 1-1/2-inch round cookie or biscuit cutter, cut out a hole from the middle of each biscuit. Fry them in the oil until golden and then flip with tongs to fry the other side. You can even fry the donut holes. Drain on paper towels and then toss in the cinnamon-sugar or glaze and sprinkle as desired.
Recipe by Paula Deen
Servings: 16-20 servings
Prep Time: 30 min
Cook Time: 2 min
Difficulty: Easy
Mmmm...these sound and look great. Unfortunately, my kiddos (well, at least Parker), couldn't eat them.
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May try these!
ReplyDeleteWe used to make these as kids. We took them straight out of the hot grease and threw them into a paper bag filled with powdered sugar -- then we'd close up the bag and give them a shake. I should definitely try to make some with my kids. :D
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