How to Transform Store Bought Dough into Donuts
How to Transform Store Bought Dough into Donuts: In the mood for homemade doughnuts but the idea of making your own dough stresses you out? Don’t worry….I will show you how easy it is to transform your favorite store bought dough into crispy on the outside and tender on the inside… out of this world donuts! *Same great recipe from 2015 with new photos and a few new tips and tricks! ENJOY!*
Dough Assortment
- Grands Southern Style Biscuits
- Original Crescent Rolls
- Small Cinnamon Rolls (the ones that DO NOT wrap around)
How to Transform Store Bought Dough into Donuts
Biscuit Dough
Croissant Dough
Cinnamon Roll Dough
- Pour oil into a dutch oven or large pot (full printable recipe below).
- Fill to about 2 inches deep.
- Heat oil to 350° – 360°.
- Using a round cookie cutter (about 1-inch wide) cut a hole in the center of the dough rounds (biscuits or cinnamon rolls).
- Form crescent rolls as directed on the package.
AIR-FRYER
- Preheat air fryer to 350°. (full printable recipe below)
- Spray with non stick cooking spray.
- Place four donuts at a time in the air-fryer basket.
- Fry (bake) 5-6 minutes.
- Let cool completely before adding icing or add cinnamon sugar while still hot. LOOK below for instructions.
Pro Tip: Watch the Oil Temperature
How to Make Donut Icing and Coating
MAPLE ICING: (full printable recipe below)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons maple flavoring
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons milk
DARK CHOCOLATE ICING: (full printable recipe below)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons milk
BONUS: WHITE ICING IN THE CINNAMON ROLL CAN: (full printable recipe below)
- Scoop icing out of container and into a microwave safe bowl.
- Heat 10 seconds or until the frosting is runny.
CINNAMON SUGAR COATING:
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Canned Dough Donut Toppings
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- MINI CHOCOLATE CHIPS
- MINI M&M’S
- COCONUT
- SPRINKLES
- TOFFEE BITS
Candy Thermometer Alternative
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How to Transform Store Bought Dough into Donuts
It's fun and easy to create your own freshly made donuts!
Ingredients
For the Donuts:
- vegetable oil
- 1 can of Pillsbury Original Crescent Rolls
- 1 can of Pillsbury Grands Biscuits (I like the Southern style)
- 1 can of Pillsbury Small Cinnamon Rolls (the kind that are not rolled)
For the Chocolate Icing:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 3 tablespoons milk
For the Maple Icing:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons maple flavoring
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons milk
For the Cinnamon Sugar Topping:
- ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
FRYING:
For the Crescent Roll Donuts:
- Pour oil into a dutch oven or large pot (about 2 inches).
- Heat oil to 350 -360 degrees.
TIP - Don't have a thermometer? Dip the end of a wooden spoon into the hot oil and if it bubbles then the oil is ready.
- Take crescent rolls out of the containers, roll as if they were going to be baked.
- Drop in hot oil only about 4 at a time.
- Fry until golden brown then flip over to the other side.
- Drain on paper towels.
NOTE - if rolling in cinnamon and sugar mixture do it while the donuts are still hot.
For the Biscuit Donuts:
- Take biscuits out of the containers; use a small round cutter (about 1-inch) to cut the center out.
- Fry the same as the Crescent Roll Donuts.
For the Cinnamon Roll Donuts:
- Take cinnamon rolls out of the containers; use the same small round cutter that was used for the biscuit donuts.
- Fry the same as the Crescent Roll and Biscuit donuts.
AIR-FRYER:
- Preheat air fryer to 350°.
- Spray with non stick cooking spray.
- Place four donuts at a time in the air-fryer basket.
- Fry (bake) 5-6 minutes.
- Let cool completely before adding icing or add cinnamon sugar while still hot. LOOK below for instructions.
For the Chocolate Icing:
- Mix all ingredients together until smooth.
- Dip the top of a cooled donut into the icing, place on a rack to harden (if adding a topping do so now before the icing can harden).
For the Maple Icing:
- Mix all ingredients together until smooth.
- Dip the top of a cooled donut into the icing, place on a rack to harden (if adding a topping do so now before the icing can harden).
For the Cinnamon Sugar Topping:
- In a small bowl stir together the sugar and cinnamon.
- Dip or brush the top of the donut in the melted butter and then in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
CINNAMON ROLL ICING: I coated most of the cinnamon roll donuts with the icing that came in the can. Remove the icing from the container that it came in into a small bowl, microwave about 10 seconds or until thinned out. Dip cooled cinnamon roll donuts into the icing.
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We used to make these in Home Ecomomics when I was in high school! Thanks for the reminder about these. Pinning!
Such a great idea!!
This is hands down brilliant. I am totally making these tomorrow for my kids for labor day! I bet they will love it so much. And it can be my secret that it is that easy.
GENIUS!!!