When my sister & I were kids we would make homemade donuts with my parents. To be honest, I’d completely forgotten about them until a few weeks ago when we were visiting Grandma & Geezer. Geezer told James and Colin that he needed help with dessert and that when it was done we were going to eat it before lunch.
James mixed up the cinnamon & sugar while Colin poured the powdered sugar into another bowl. Each kid had a larger bowl and they lined it with a paper towel.
Geezer put oil in the fryer and Grandma got out tubes of biscuits. James opened the biscuits and then the boys (and Grandma) went to work. They tore each biscuit into quarters and set them on a plate. I carried the plate over to Geezer. He dropped about 20 biscuit pieces into the hot oil. When they were done, he put them on a paper towel covered plate and I took it over to the boys at the table.
They spooned the pieces into their sugar bowls, coated each of the homemade donuts and them put them in their serving dish. It was so much fun for everyone!
We used three tubes of biscuits and they were gone in no time!
Homemade Donuts {#Recipe}
Ingredients
- 1 tube canned biscuits or as many tubes as you want!
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 TBSP cinnamon
- frying oil
Instructions
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Pour powdered sugar into one bowl and mix cinnamon and sugar together in another bowl.
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Have a serving bowl easily accessible.
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Open the canned biscuits and tear them into quarters. Place the quarters on a plate.
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Heat the oil in your fryer to 350 degrees.
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Drop about 20 biscuit in the fryer and cook until golden brown.
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Put the cooked biscuits (donuts) on a paper towel covered plate.
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While they are hot, roll the donuts in sugar and place in a serving bowl.
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Repeat as needed
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ENJOY!
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I love the ease and simplicity of this recipe. I’ve done homemade donuts from scratch but these look so much easier and just as yummy!!
Guess what? I used to make these when I was a kid all the time, and I forgot all about it until you posted this. It brings back so many fun memories of making Homemade donuts, and these were so easy to make. I have to make these again!!
How cool! They are SO much fun to make (and eat)!
My boys have been getting into little donuts recently. I bet they would love to help me make some!
I love this series! I’ve never made homemade donuts but this looks like so much fun!
OMG! I remember making these donuts as a child. Thanks for the memories! I have to watch my nieces next week while their mom is out of town and I’m going to add this recipe to the list of things to do.
I didn’t realize that you could make donuts from biscuit dough. That definitely makes them less intimidating!
What a sweet idea to replicate a childhood experience with your kids! I love traditions 🙂
How fun is that!? We’re gonna have to try ’em! 😉
I’ve never made homemade doughnuts before but these look delicious!
Those look yummy!! And easy!
What kind of pot is that??? I want to make these!
A stove top fryer! (Affiliate link: http://amzn.to/1hEmkeW) But you could make them in a skillet with hot oil, too!
I thinks its great the kids help make the donuts. The donuts turned out great and look tasty,
Wow those look pretty yummy! I bought a pan to make donuts, I just haven’t done it yet.
What a cool idea to use a roll of biscuits to make donuts! I have so many fond memories about time spent in the kitchen with both of my grandmas as well as my mom and siblings.. .and now I’m creating these moments with my girls. so special! mom also loves to share her secret recipes with my girls when they visit for the summer. The kitchen really is the heart of the home 🙂
Those definitely look like something I wouldn’t mind making and soon. Love the powdered sugar, and that the kids can help with the project.
I’ve never fried anything but I would love to make these! My family loves donuts.
Hubs and I used to do this back in the day when we had cravings for donuts 🙂
What fun! I remember making homemade donuts with my mom MANY MANY years ago! 🙂 Happy day-after National Donut Day! 🙂
Yum, those look really good!
How fun! What an easy and yummy treat for the family!
Oh these look like so much fun to make with the kids! I have to try this with Carter! He loves his doughnuts and how fun and easy to make at home! I pinned it so I can make it!
These look just like Beignets!!
I remember making homemade donuts when I was kid. This recipe looks easy.
What a great way to make donut holes. I love finding quick easy recipes that the whole family can help make.
Oh boy do these look delicious! How easy, would never of thought to use biscuit dough to make doughnuts. I need me a fryer.
The one I bought was pretty cheap at less than $30! (And it does other things like steam, too!)