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canned cranberries

By Paula Deen

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Difficulty: Easy

Prep time: 30 minutes

Cook time: 2 minutes

Servings: 16 to 20

Ingredients

  • for frying peanut oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 5 tablespoons divided milk
  • 2 cups divided confectioner's sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 cans large buttermilk biscuits
  • chocolate sprinkles
  • colored sprinkles

Directions

Heat 2-inches peanut oil in a large pot or dutch oven to 350 °F.

In a shallow bowl, stir together the sugar and ground cinnamon, set aside. In a small bowl, whisk together 1 cup of confectioner’s sugar, 2 tablespoons of milk and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, set aside. This is the vanilla icing. In another bowl, whisk together 1 cup of confectioner’s sugar, 1/4 cup of cocoa powder and 3 tablespoons of milk, set aside. This is the chocolate icing.

Lay out the biscuits on a cutting board and with a 1-1/2-inch round cookie or biscuit cutter, cut out a hole from the middle of each biscuit. Fry them in the oil until golden and then flip with tongs to fry the other side. You can even fry the donut holes. Drain on paper towels and then toss in the cinnamon-sugar or glaze and sprinkle as desired.

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MommaBeth

August 24, 2013
Hey, Paula, thanks for putting this recipe out there. I had an urge to try these with my kids (I let the 3-year-old cut the holes!), and they turned out wonderfully. My Dad used to put together donut picnics in the park every Saturday with his friends; he'd set up the frying pot on one of the picnic BBQ's and arrange everyone into a big assembly line along the tables. It was so much fun to get everybody into it, and let me tell you, that park smelled INCREDIBLE!!! Yum! Thanks for rekindling the memories!

Debra Light

April 19, 2013
I'm looking for sandwiches easy for a mother and daughter tea.

mamamorrill

March 28, 2013
Alert! Get a nice cold glass of milk! One of these yummy easy affordable donuts isn't gonna be enough! Not to mention the best part-they are peanut safe! Thanks Paula, your recipes never let my family down!

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