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I have been seeing these homemade donuts come across my Pinterest the last few weeks. My mama must have been cool before her time, because she used to make these on quiet weekend afternoons when my four siblings and I were growing up.
Here's what you need...
- a tube of homestyle refrigerator biscuits. Any size or brand works.
- Vegetable oil
- Sugar
- a 1/2 inch or a 1 inch round cutter (optional)
My mom would do all the frying...we would cut the raw biscuits. We used an old thimble to cut the centers out. Nowadays I have a tiny round cutter that came in a set of fondant cutters. If you don't have some sort of cutter...you can always cut the raw biscuits into fourths and fry them that way.
Put about .5 inch of oil into a sauce pan (I wouldn't use a fry pan unless it has high sides).
Heat up the oil on about medium heat... Don't let it get too hot or you will not be able to keep up with the cooking speed! :)
I just drop the donuts in by hand being careful not the touch the hot oil, and I use a large slotted spoon to fish turn them over and fish them out. You will be surprised how quickly they cook so stay on top of them and do not get distracted. It will only take a minute or two (depending on how hot your oil is) for the first side of them to brown up...flip them and not more than a minute later take them out. Don't forget to cook the little donut holes too!
I laid them out on some napkins to kind of soak up some of the oil. You will want to let them cool enough that you handle them without getting burnt before rolling them through the sugar. The warmer the donuts are the better the sugar will stick (i.e. MORE SUGAR!)
After you roll them through the sugar...you are done!
The best thing about these donuts is that they are best eaten warm...so you really have to eat as many as you can before they get cold! LOVE THEM!
It is no secret that I have a thing for old buttons...I really do not know what it is...the unique beauty of each one, the mystery of the story and age each one, the use of something so practical to make art. I love them...I really do.
So today I was putting the finishing touches on the Valentine decor around the house...and I really wanted something for the little space next to the front door. I always have something hanging there, but couldn't find whatever it was that I hung there last February. On the front door I already have my adorable felt heart wreath I made last year...so I needed something else to go along with it.
I searched pinterest for inspiration, but didn't find anything exactly. It was just a good way of getting my creative juices flowing...I grabbed a paper plate, some burlap, my trusty glue gun, and my box of buttons.
This is what I ended up with. I like it a lot...it is very unique and
very detailed. I think it will be fine hanging outside...it is covered,
as long as we don't get some crazy storm.
Just a quick post in honor of the Superbowl tonight...
Hubby was heading out to a Superbowl party and I panicked...What did we have in the house that I could send with him?...NOTHING! Oh wait I bought a Betty Crocker Gingerbread mix on clearance at Target after Christmas! And since I have every cookie cutter known to man, (Last fall at a craft fair I won one of those Wilton boxes of 100+ cookie cutters), I knew I had a football cookie cutter. I am betting you could use an egg shaped cutter and just kind of smoosh the sides into the right shape as you put them on the sheet.
I mixed, rolled, cut, and baked. Ha! Does that sound like a reference to an illegal substance to anyone else? I've been watching too much Breaking Bad and/or Weeds.
Anyway...back on topic. I made a quick bowl of royal icing for the laces...It only took me about 45 mintues and hubby had a great looking plate of goodies to bring to his party!
I forgot to take pictures until AFTER I wrapped them in Saran wrap and I was not about to undo that annoying process. So please ignore the saran glare!
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