Biscuit Doughnut Bites

I thought I would post another of the kids (and husband's) favorite recipe, biscuit doughnuts!  These are very similar to the fried doughnuts that we get from our favorite Chinese food restaurant and this recipe has been around as long as refrigerated biscuits have been.  If you pick up any old cook book I'm sure you will find a variation of this recipe of some sort.

These may not be the healthiest things, but they sure are yummy for a occasional treat. All you need is a roll of refrigerated biscuits (I prefer the Grands! flaky butter tastin' kind), some oil, sugar, and cinnamon.

First, you will want cut each biscuit into quarters and set them out on the counter, this is the most important step, the dough must start to rise a little and almost come to room temperature.  If you don't do this the doughnuts will not cook on the inside, I set mine out then usually do some dishes and get everything else ready, so about 30-45 minutes.

Next, heat your oil in a frying pan, you only need maybe a inch of oil  at the most.  You will want medium, or just below medium heat.  On my stove I start out on 5, and usually end up turning it down some.  You want these to fry slowly!

Now start frying the biscuits, I do about 6 at a time, they will brown a little and rise up, when the bottom has started to tan up it is time to flip them.....

(these are laying on their side so you can see how one side will brown, then when you flip them the other side will, leaving a lighter line in the middle, and you can see how lightly they are frying)

when they are done take them out and drain them on some paper towels them roll in a mixture of cinnamon and sugar.

A tip for those with younger kids: when my younger kids are helping me with this I will put the cinnamon sugar mixture in baggies and drop a few doughnuts in, then they simply shake the bag to coat them (and usually eat them warm right out of the baggies).

And another tip: if you need something to take with you on the road, put some cinnamon sugar in brown lunch bags, toss in some fried biscuits then close, shake, and take them with you.  You can even label the bags with your kids names.

If there are any left over I line a bowl with a paper towel, place them in, and covered with a towel.  For my family I will use about 2 to 3 rolls of biscuits, and we never have any leftovers that last past lunch.

ENJOY!!!