..Homemade Doughnuts

Mike and I were in the mood for fresh doughnuts hot off the fryer this weekend, but we don't have a Krispy Kreme drive through in the area so we decided to me our own.  I remembered making sugared doughnuts as a kid with my mom using biscuit dough, so we decided on a very simple recipe using only buttermilk biscuit dough, a beer cap for cutting them into circles, and a quick homemade glaze and chocolate dip.  They were fabulous!  We happened to make so many we were able to give a whole box of leftovers to his parents the next day.

Doughnuts

Heat four cups veggie oil on medium-high heat in a deep skillet/fryer/pot.  Cut holes into all of your biscuits with a beer cap or cookie cutter if you have one and fry each doughnut one side at a time until golden brown (about a minute or so on each side).  Dip in glaze or chocolate immediately and serve hot.  I added sprinkles to the chocolate dipped ones to make them prettier (optional).  You can also make doughnut holes with the leftovers! They were not as pretty but equally delicious.

Chocolate dip (mix all ingredients together until smooth chocolatey consistency forms)

1/2 cup confectioners Sugar

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup cold milk

Regular Glaze (mix all ingredients together until smooth glaze forms)

1 cup confectioners suger

4 tablespoons melted butter

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 cup cold milk