Well, tonight we had a healthy dinner consisting of Asian Chicken & Cauliflower with a side salad. Healthy? Yeah, unfortunately. Why is it so hard to be rich and skinny, but so easy to be fat and poor? Anyway, I decided to seal the healthy deal with something fried. ‘Cause that’s how I diet. Something fried sounds divine. These donuts were pretty flipping delicious and easy….and all 8 were gone in 60 seconds. The filling? Our homemade Blueberry Jam that we canned last summer.
Getting prepared….
- 1 can of Grands! Biscuits ( I used homestyle)
- Heavy Whipping Cream (or milk is fine)
- Powdered sugar
- Vanilla
- Blueberry Jam (or any jam you prefer)
- Vegetable or Canola oil (heat to 350*)
Cut the centers out. I used a small canape cutter. If you don’t have one, try a lid from a 2 liter of soda or small biscuit cutter. Save the holes and fry them, too!
I made 4 with holes and 4 plain (to fill).
Fill your pan with 2-3 inches of oil.
Once the oil is hot (test it with the handle end of a wooden spoon; if bubbles form around it, it is ready), carefully drop the biscuit in.
Let it fry until it turns golden in color (about 3 minutes) and flip!
Dang. It was hard at this point NOT to quickly try one.
Completely submerge on each side in the heavenly glaze.
Glaze Recipe:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp whipping cream or milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
Whisk ingredients together until smooth.
Now, on to the filled donuts. I almost always use a Ziploc bag. One less thing to wash! Use a tip that has a wide enough opening and fill with your favorite jam. *watch out*…if using blueberry jam, the crushed berries can stop up your tip.
*TIP*….Drumsticks suggested I use something to help hollow out the center before I fill it, and that was a great idea. Who wants a half-filled donut?
Squeeze the goodness in there and then dunk in the glaze….
Goot gravy! Warm….kinda chewy….sticky and sweet.