Homemade Donuts

My friend Heather made these fun easy donuts with her kids. They looked so fun and easy that I had to try it. It just so happened to be Family Night Homework with my son. He thought it sounded like a fun activity. He loved making them so much that he even wants to do it for his class "How To" in class presentation!

Here's What you Need:

• Pre-made biscuit dough ( I used the generic stuff from a can)


• Top of a water jug container (or any circular object to use as a cutting tool/but not too big


• Vegetable oil


• Shallow pan (for frying)


• Cinnamon/sugar in a Ziploc bag


• Tongs/spatula (for flipping donuts)

Step 1: Heat oil in pan on medium heat (just enough oil to line bottom of pan, I filled mine halfway and it was messier and wasted oil).

Step 2: While oil is heating, mix 1/2 cup sugar and 1 or 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon in a bag (if that is too much cinnamon then add less)

***Alternative method is mixing sugar/cinnamon then spreading it on a plate and dip instead of coating in a Ziploc bag (I like this method better. It gets less of the mixture so the flavor isn't overwhelming and after a few times the Ziploc bag melts from the heat of the newly fried donuts)***

Step 3: Cut out circles from middle of biscuit

***Alternative is just make donut holes, we enjoyed the holes more than the donuts, they cooked faster and there were more to go around***

Step 4: Place your donuts and holes on you pre-heated pan. If the pan is too hot the outside will cook before the inside is done/another reason the holes are better you are less likely to get gooey centersStep 5: Flip when donuts start to brown. Once brown on both sides, remove from pan and either shake in Ziploc bag or dip in cinnamon/sugar mixture

***Alternative is to make a glaze (powdered sugar, melted butter and milk mixed-About 4 cups powdered sugar 2-3 TBS melted butter and 2-3 TBS milk add more milk or butter to make glaze runnier)***