Quick and Easy Donut Recipe Hack

Step 1

Pour about two cups of vegetable or canola oil into a sturdy pan and heat over low-medium until it just starts to bubble. If you have a candy thermometer, the oil should be heated to about 360 F. The amount of oil you’ll need will depend on the size of your pan but if you’re using just one can of biscuit dough, two cups of oil should be plenty.

Step 2

Meanwhile, prepare the biscuit dough.

Step 3

Unwrap and pop the canister open with your hand or the back of a spoon.

Step 4

Pull out the biscuits onto a cutting board or a plate.

Step 5

Push the bottle cap into the middle of each biscuit and twist slightly so you create a hole in the middle of each biscuit, thus creating the donut shape. (Also, those donut holes you’ve just made don’t have any calories once you fry them).

Step 6

Make sure you have something near the stove to drain the donuts on, like paper towels or a paper bag, as you remove them from the oil.

Step 7

Start frying the donuts.

Step 8

Check the temperature of the oil using a candy thermometer. Adjust your heat source up or down as needed.

Step 9

Using the metal tongs, carefully pick up a donut and slowly place it into the oil.

Step 10

The donuts will need to cook for 45 to 60 seconds a side.

Step 11

You’ll know it’s time to flip them over when you start to see a light golden brown on the outside edges of the donut.

Step 12

I generally only cook one or two donuts at a time. This way the oil stays at temperature and they cook thoroughly.

Step 13

If you cook the donuts too quickly or at too high a temperature, they get brown on the outside and they stay doughy on the inside.

Step 14

Once each donut is done, lift it up and give it a shake while it’s still over the pot to drain oil.

Step 15

Then put the donut on a newspaper or paper towel to further drain the oil.,

Step 16

Once drained, scoop the donut up with a fork and place in the middle of the granulated sugar, thoroughly covering the donut before setting aside to a plate or into the mouth of a waiting teenager. (Don't use the tongs to sugar the donuts because the sugar will get in the fry oil and get it dirty.)

Step 17

Repeat until you’ve used up all the dough.

Step 18

Enjoy!