An Easy Way to Make Donut Holes
April 29, 2009 by Dexie Wharton
Filed under Recipes
The family loves donuts. And when the family loves something, I have to learn how to make ‘em instead of buying boxes from Krispy Kreme or at the grocery stores. I haven’t really dedicated myself in learning how to make the donuts like how the latter stores make it. As a matter of fact, I just accidentally came upon the easiest way to make donuts one day. Mini Donuts or Donut Holes (however you call it) to be exact.
When I told the husband and son not to grab another box of donuts a couple of weeks ago because I planned on making some their “really???” reactions were priceless. Talk about a challenge.
How To Make Donut Holes (© Dexie Wharton)
INGREDIENTS :
- a tube of buttermilk biscuits
- oil for frying
- sugar
- ground cinnamon
Heat up oil in a deep pan.
Combine 1/4 cup of sugar and 2 tbsp of ground cinnamon in a bowl. Set aside. In another bowl, add 1/4 cup of sugar and set aside as well.
How To Make Donut Holes (© Dexie Wharton)
Pop the tube of biscuits. Cut 1 biscuit in 4 quarters. Roll each quarter to form a ball.
How To Make Donut Holes (© Dexie Wharton)
Fry up the donut holes in the hot oil until golden brown. About 6-8 minutes or so. You’ll probably have to do this in batches. Drain the excess oil.
Divide the donut holes in half. Add some in the sugar and cinnamon mixture, cover the container, then shake shake shake. Do the same thing with the other half using the sugar mixture.
You can use powdered sugar too if you want. I ran out because I made cupcakes for my son’s school days prior. But yes, that’s an option too.
How To Make Donut Holes (© Dexie Wharton)
I actually got this idea from watching Cooking for Real on Food TV. I made this from memory so my version is a little modified. The host added orange zest in her sugar & cinnamon mixture.
These donut holes are better if served immediately. If you have leftovers, just warm them up in the microwave for a few seconds before serving again.
There you go, I hope you get to make them and enjoy these donut holes/mini donuts with your family. Don’t you just love how easy it is?
(Images © Dexie Wharton)
I’ve made donuts (not holes) with buttermilk biscuits before. You just use the non-spoon end of a wooden spoon to push a holes through the center, then you kind-of spin them around in the air (like a hula hoop) to enlarge the hole. Otherwise it’s pretty much the same.
Looks yummy! Just don’t know where to buy buttermilk biscuits.
Janelle, thanks for that tip. I’ll do that sometime
Rach, try the frozen concentrated juice section. A tube of regular biscuits would work too I’m sure
yummm!!!Let me check the groeries for that buttermilk biscuits
jeanny, have fun. they’re pop in your mouth oh so good
quite addicting too.
Around here, the Chinese restaurants call them Chinese Donuts. We ordered them out of curiosity, and fell over laughing when we saw them pop the can of biscuits.
They’re really great with powdered sugar.
Jess, I forgot to add that part. The host of the show said that’s where she learned it from..
I meant to do it with powdered sugar but I ran out. Will definitely do that next time
the most yummiest food ever!!!!:) made it for my daughter and her friends. They had a BLAST!!!
just kidding never try this its retared and totally did not work at all!!!!!!