THE BEST {AND EASIEST} GLAZED DONUTS

I am completely addicted to glazed donuts. Every time I make my favorite cinnamon sugar donuts, while mike loves those, he always asks when I’m going to make fried donuts like his beloved Krispy Kreme. I have always just put it off because I just could never find the right recipe and honestly didn’t feel like doing all of the work! I’ve seen this idea of fried Pillsbury biscuit donuts floating around the web so much lately and decided to give it a whirl. I was so ready for failure because I thought, how could biscuit dough possibly taste like donuts? Or even, what if the dough soaks up the oil and becomes a greasy, soggy mess? Well, I’m here to report that the biscuit dough was a HUGE success! They come out of the hot oil perfectly fried to golden perfection on the outside, and soft and fluffy on the inside. The thin glaze coating the entire donut just makes them absolutely irresistible!




Since Mike has been begging me to make these, you know I had to send some pictures to him while he was at work just to tease him. He couldn’t wait to come home and sink his teeth into one of these babies. He loveeeed them! I loved that with the biscuits, you get 8 large donuts + 8 little donut holes which will be gobbled up in seconds! There’s barely any work required. You just separate the biscuits, cut a hole in the center of each disk, roll the holes into a ball and fry away! Be sure to keep the temperature at a consistent 375 degrees to ensure the donuts fry to perfection! Or else you may wind up with greasy donuts that aren’t so fluffy on the inside. I will forever and ever use biscuit dough to fry my donuts because it’s just way too easy not to!

I love having these in the morning with my caramel iced coffee! Literally, heaven in my mouth when they’re paired together.

I dare you to try to eat just one!

The Best {and Easiest} Glazed Donuts

Ingredients:

Donuts

1 can Original Pillsbury Biscuit Dough (8 biscuits) (I use these)

1 quart vegetable oil

Glaze

2 cups confectioners' sugar

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

3-4 tbs hot water

Instructions:

Heat oil in a large pot or dutch oven to 375 degrees using a thermometer. It's easiest when the thermometer clips to the side of the pot to ensure the temperature is consistently at 375 degrees.

Place 2 paper towels on a wire rack where you will place donuts when they come out of the hot oil. Set up another wire rack next to the first one for the glazing station. You may want to place a paper towel underneath to catch excess glaze for easy clean up.

Mix glaze ingredients together until smooth. Add more hot water as needed for the consistency desired. I like mine to be fairly thin.

Separate biscuits and cut circles in the center of each disk. Roll each cut out into 8 balls (these are for the donut holes). Place donuts 2 at a time into hot oil until golden. Flip onto other side and fry again until golden. This should only take about 1 minute for each side. Scoop donuts out with a slotted spoon and place on paper towel lined wire rack. Repeat the frying process for the rest of the donuts and donut holes. In between each batch, coat the hot donuts in glaze on both sides by dunking each side quickly. Set them on the second bare wire rack to let the excess drip off onto the paper towels underneath. Remember to keep a consistent temperature of 375 degrees the entire time while frying and adjust heat settings as needed.

Donuts are best served warm and fresh! A few hours later and you may have to reheat in the microwave for a few seconds. The second day, the donuts will soak up the glaze and aren't as fresh anymore but are still tasty when warmed up