An Old Treat -- Fast Donuts

Last night I made an old treat here. I have made it before but not for many,many years.

Fast Donuts

• buy a can of the cheapest canned biscuits you can find.
• you will need a deep fryer, like for French fries, or a deep pan with oil.
• a donut topping: cake frosting, cinnamon and sugar, powdered sugar, a glaze, jelly, whatever you like
• open the can of biscuits, flatten each one ( can even stick your finger in the middle if you want a hole there)
• then drop into hot oil, brown each side
  allow to cool just a bit, not to much, just enough to be able to handle
• then add your topping
• these are not as good when cold, but I had no leftovers, so no problem there.


Tommy and TommieLynn loved them and asked when I was making more. I just laughed. I know there are homemade recipes out there but these are fast donuts. I paid 35 cents for a can of 10 biscuits, and had some left over frosting from a cake. If you find a good sale on canned biscuits, open them up and wrap each biscuit in wax paper and place the number you want to use each time in a freezer bag and freeze them. My Granny made these when I was a kid, and we all loved them.
Beware they disappear faster then you can get them cooked.
Becky

Comments:

1. I use to make these when my kids were little. Now they are grown with homes of their own. We would put sugar in a baggie and shake them in that for a topping. Back then biscuits were 23cents a can. You cut them in fourths and fried them, so you got 40 a can. Comment by terilyn February 1, 2009

2. I too used to make these, then the canned biscuits got so expensive. Becky, you are a wonder. I am so blessed reading your site. You are such a good example of how to do things. I enjoy your sharing. Thank you so much and God bless you and yours. debbieo Comment by Debbieo February 2, 2009

3. I definitely agree with Debbieo….I am blessed reading your site. I am blessed in the information you share, the reminders you give me with your posts, the inspiration and the motivation to keep moving in the direction I truly feel led to walk in. Thank you — it’s a full life homesteading and family-steading ) It’s not always easy to find moments to share on the blog, and I am thankful for each moment you give us. Deanna Comment by Deanna February 4, 2009

4. Just checking in to say that I found your site after I canned 49 quarts of potatoes. We left the skin on. We hot packed 21 qts. and cold packed 28. We have eaten the cold packed potatoes several times now: fried, fried, and in soup. Can you tell we like fried potatoes? They were great. I would love to try the cheese making too. My mom used to make donuts like this. My husband takes frozen bread dough, rolls it out into saucer-sized circles, deep-fries it, sprinkles it with cinnamon & sugar, and calls it Elephant Ears. YUMMY! Comment by Crystal February 6, 2009