Easy Donuts & Holes
Roll these quick and easy donuts in cinnamon sugar, Dust with powdered sugar or Frost with chocolate, vanilla, and maple icing. Don't forget the sprinkles!
Servings: 16 donuts
Ingredients
- Peanut or vegetable oil for frying
- 2 cans (8 count) Buttermilk biscuits
- Icings below
- Chocolate or color sprinkles if desired
Instructions
- In a large skillet or Dutch oven, heat 1 1/2 - 2 inches of oil to 375 degrees.
- 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 the donuts and holes in oil until golden and then flip with tongs to fry the other side.
- Drain on paper towels, toss in cinnamon sugar, confectioner’ sugar or ice and decorate with sprinkles, if desired.
- CINNAMON SUGAR: In a shallow bowl, stir together 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon and 1/4 cup sugar.
- POWDERED SUGAR: Pour confectioners’ sugar in a shallow bowl.
- VANILLA ICING: In a shallow bowl, whisk together 1 cup of confectioners' sugar, 2-3 tablespoons of milk and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- CHOCOLATE ICING: In a shallow bowl, whisk together 1 cup of confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup of cocoa powder and 3-4 tablespoons of milk.
- MAPLE ICING: In a shallow bowl, whisk together 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, 2-3 tablespoons milk and 1 tablespoon maple syrup.