Buttermilk Doughnuts the easy way

Oh no breakfast emergency!!! The munchkins wanted doughnuts and we didn't have any.

Opening the refrigerator what do I see? Not much but there is a can of buttermilk biscuits. So borrowing a page from my mom, and grandma's book of tricks, I decided I was going to make donuts the easy way.

I grabbed the can, my powered sugar, vanilla, oil and some cooking/prep stuff. I poured about an inch or so of oil into my cast iron pan and turned on the heat to medium low, then I popped open the can of biscuits and laid them out on a cutting board. 

To make the holes in the center I pulled out my smallest hole cutter but it wasn't small enough....hmmm what am I going to use? Then it hit me (taking yet another page from mom and grandma) I used the handle of a cooking spoon and then just stretched out the hole. I quickly mixed up some icing with powered sugar,vanilla and milk.

By the time I was done the oil was ready to go. I placed in couple doughnuts at a time so the pan wouldn't get over crowded. After about 2 minutes I flipped them over and cooked for 2 more minutes.

 Once they were done I laied then out on a paper towel to drain off the extra oil (not good eats). After letting them cool a bit I dipped the into the icing and placed them on a plate and covered them in sprinkles.

 And boom just like that breakfast emergency fixed.

1 can of buttermilk biscuits
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 tbsp milk
Oil of choice

Heat oil in pan.
Open can of biscuits and lay out then make holes or don't and make jelly filled.
Mix vanilla and milk in the powdered sugar and set aside for dipping. Cook doughnuts for 2 minutes on each side. Let cool and then dip

Serve up to happy hungry munchkins. Enjoy!

Mac and cheese pigs in a blanket

In my house pigs in a blanket are very popular. So I like to jazz them up a bit by finding new ways to make them. Here is one version that my husband came up with.

Ingredients:

Putting all together:

Macaroni and cheese all made you can use homemade if you like.

 Bisquick mixed up and ready to be used. As with the Mac and cheese you can use homemade if you like or canned biscuits.

A ping pong sized ball or dough all flated out and ready for filling.

About a table spoon of mac and cheese

One slice of cheese

Hot dog  on top

All wrapped up and ready to go

The final result

 Mmmm so melty and cheesy good

Mac and cheese pigs in a blanket

6 hot dogs (I use turkey but you can use whatever)
2 1/4 cups Bisquick mix
2/3 cups milk
One box kraft Mac and cheese (homemade works well too)
6 slices of American cheese or cheese of your choice

Make mac and cheese according to box instructions and set aside to cool.

Preheat oven to 450°. Mix Bisquick and milk until a stiff dough forms. Grab a ping pong ball sized ball of dough and flatten it in your hands or on a clean work surface. Then layer mac and cheese, sliced cheese and hotdog wrap the remaining flattened dough around it and seal the edge. Place it on a cookie sheet and repeated until all the hot dogs are rolled up.

Put the pan in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.

Once done serve with dipping sauce of choice and then stick it in your face hole.*

*caution hot inside