Homemade Donuts

You're going to love this recipe:  it will make you a hero in your children's eyes, and you can know that it only took you 25 seconds.

I called my mom last week because we were about to read the "Donuts" chapter in Homer Price, and I had vivid memories of Saturday mornings making donuts with my own mom.  I wanted to see if I could master making donuts in time for that day.  When she answered, I said "Mom, I know you're in a rush and will probably have to hunt for this recipe and call me back, but do you vaguely remember how to make the homemade donuts you made for us growing up?"

"Yep.  Open a can of refrigerated biscuits, cut a hole in the center of each biscuit, and throw it in the Fry Daddy.  Then roll it in cinnamon sugar. Take the "holes" and throw them in, too."

"That's it?  You mean you didn't make the batter from scratch?"

She paused, then said, "Sarah, I had three little kids.  Do you really think I made homemade donut batter every Saturday morning?"

Good point.  So now we've had homemade donuts twice in one week, my kids think I'm a hero, and I get fresh donuts pretty much whenever I want them!  Thanks, Mom, for sharing your secret!!

p.s.  You'll need a good amount of vegetable oil to fry them in (a deep skillet will work just as well as a fryer), but you can save the oil and use it 6-8 more times.  At about $1.50 for a can of biscuits, that comes to $1.80 per 10 donuts and donut holes, and you didn't even have to get out of your jammies to drive to the donut store.