Fried Donut Holes – Ridiculously Easy!
Simple Fried Donut Holes are absolutely perfect with cider!
Frying Donut Holes using store bought biscuit dough (is there anything that stuff can’t do?) is easy, fast and soul satisfying. I like my donut holes bare, right out of the fryer, but they are even better rolled around in regular sugar. You can add some cinnamon to gussy them up a bit, but these are, at their core, simple eats.
If you have to glaze…
REGULAR GLAZE works great on these Donut Holes. Add 1/4 cup of melted butter and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract to 3 cups of confectioners (powdered) sugar. Stream in 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup milk to reach the desired consistency. Dunk the Donut Holes or drizzle on the glaze. Perfect!
CHOCOLATE GLAZE is super easy too: Combine 1-1/2 Cups of confections sugar and 1/4 cup of cocoa powder. Drizzle in 2 tablespoons of milk, a little at a time. Add 1 teaspoon of milk at a time if the glaze is a little thick.
Worried about frying? Don’t be! Just be careful~
You don’t need any special equipment to fry foods. I like to use a Dutch oven (affiliate links follow) because it allows plenty of room for the oil to stay inside the pot. Any large, heavy walled pot should work fine. I love my spider strainer when I’m frying, but a slotted spoon would work too.
An instant read thermometer is a nice option to fry with. Keeping on eye on the oil temp makes frying a lot less vague. If you don’t have a thermometer, let the oil heat over medium high heat for about 5 minutes, until it starts to shimmer. Gently place one of the donut holes in to the pot and see how it cooks. It should be completely ready in about a minute – if it takes a lot longer than that, let the oil continue to heat.
Open up a can of store bought biscuit dough. I used the store brand, and they turned out mighty fine. Cut each biscuit into quarters and then roll into teeny tiny balls. You can skip the rolling if you want – they still taste spectacular if they’re shaped like triangles.
Meanwhile, heat your oil over medium high heat. We used about 2 cups of vegetable oil here – it’s about 2″ deep in the Dutch oven. If you use a smaller pan you’ll use less oil, but you’ll have to make more batches.
I would definitely store the oil from Donut Holes to use again. Once it cools completely, strain it (if needed) and put it in a sealable plastic container. Keep in the pantry.
Cook about 1/2 of the Donut Holes at a time in the Dutch oven. Take them out and put them on paper towels to drain.
Toss them in sugar (with or without cinnamon) and serve right away. You can roll them in confectioners sugar too, if you don’t care about what you’re wearing. (Powdered sugar splats on black are not ideal.)
Be careful! They’re hot~
Fried Donut Holes
store bought biscuit dough to perfection before rolling in sugar or your
favorite glaze. Glaze options abound!
Ingredients
- 1 tube Refrigerated Biscuit Dough
- Vegetable Oil for frying
- 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
Instructions
- Add oil to to an approximate 2" depth in a Dutch oven or large pan. Heat oil over medium high heat.
- Cut biscuits into quarters, and roll each quarter into small balls.
- When oil reaches 350 degrees F, add about 1/2 of the balls to the oil, gently. Be careful not to splash yourself. Let the donut holes cook until brown and golden, about a minute. Stir occasionally with your spider strainer while they cook to make sure they are browned on all sides.
- Remove from oil and drain on paper towel lined plate.
- Roll donut holes in sugar or glaze. Serve immediately.
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