Lunch: Canned Biscuit Dough Donuts and Holes

An easy homemade friend donut.

This recipe includes superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health benefits of Canned Biscuit Dough Donuts and Holes

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

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

Instructions

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