Homemade Donuts and Donut Holes

Now If you have been following along with me about my family and our love for cake I am sure you will not be surprised at our second love for the donut. Donut's are like another version of cake to us and are just as well loved. When I wake up and announce "I am making donuts this morning" wow wouldn't you believe they all come running. These oooie gooie goodness takes about 30 minute so make. So very easy to go to when you unexpectedly find out you have company coming, or on a lazy weekend when you just want to have that something sweet.

My kids love to help cut out the donut holes and add the sugar or glaze on when they are cool enough to touch. Today I have two flavors I am going to show you; cinnamon & sugar as well as Vanilla glazed. I hope you enjoy as much as we do! Oh as a side note if you do not have a small cookie cutter to cut out the holes you can use those little plastic medicine cups that come from the pharmacy when your kids get sick. I have a tone of them around and they are the perfect size for donut holes!

What You Need:

 

 



2 tubes of Pillsbury country biscuits

Vegetable oil (for frying)

1 large pot or Dutch oven

1 tbsp. cinnamon

1/4 Cup sugar

wax paper for working surface

 

If you are making the glazed you will need:

 

1 cup powder sugar

1 tsp. Vanilla

2 tbsp. milk

 

Putting It Together:

 

Put out wax paper on working surface and open tubes of biscuits

 

Take 1 1/2 inch cookie cutter or medicine cup and cut out holes

 

This would be a great time to put your glaze or cinnamon & sugar together and put it aside.

 

Now put oil in large pot and heat it up to 350

 

Once the oil is heated take a slotted spoon and place into the oil

 

After about 30 seconds flip the donut over and let cook till they are golden brown about 1 1/2 - 2 minutes

 

Put all cooked donuts and donut holes on a platter with paper towel to cool then you are ready to sweeten :)

 

Add donut to either sugar or glaze

 

Once coated I lay them back out onto the wax paper for about 5 minutes to let the glaze harden then I serve and enjoy!

 

 

 

As a side note here are some of them being enjoyed!