Easy Dougnuts

I used 2 cans of pillsbury grands biscuits

Heat 2 cups of shortening in a pan on the stove on medium heat. While the oil is heating up, you'll prepare your biscuits. Unroll the can and lay each biscuit flat. Using whatever tool you can find, punch a hole in the biscuits. In the past I've used the lid to a plastic water bottle. The holes are a bit smaller and you have to convince them to come out of the lid afterwards, but it's not too difficult.

Before you begin frying, get your toppings in place, because the doughnuts cook really fast and you want to coat them while hot. We used homemade hot fudge sauce and a simple powdered sugar glaze (1 cup powdered sugar mixed with 1-2 tablespoons water. Frost rolls while still warm, it will cook to nice thin glaze. Part of water may be flavoring, if desired.). Spoon each out onto a shallow dish. You can also put some powdered sugar in a paper bag for coating.

Once the oil is hot enough, add a few doughnuts or holes and begin frying. It took my oil about 10 minutes to heat up sufficiently. Keep an eye on the doughnuts as they brown quickly. Mine took about 2-3 minutes to cook each side, if that.

Once they're cooked, set them out on a paper towel and let them cool for a couple minutes. After that, coat them with your choice of yummy goodness! Let them cool an additional 5 minutes at least.