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Are they malasadas (malassadas)? Beignets? Sugar Egg Puffs? Doughuts?
Not quite but they are really as good as all the above—soft, doughy, and fluffy. Once you have one, you just can’t stop. And the best thing of all, they take only 3 minutes to make, seriously.
They are fried Pillsbury buttermilk biscuits. Yes, those biscuits that you always bake, or even steamed to create Chinese bao (steamed buns)…
They were fried to golden brown (took less than 2 minutes) and then dusted generously with sugar. It’s not conventional, but trust me on this one: once you taste these babies, you will probably not bake them anymore! Look at the pictures, puffy, pillowy, sugared fried dough balls. Can you say no?
Happy National Doughnut Day! This is really a great cheat. Try it out and I am positive everyone will love them. If you like doughnut, check out this doughnut muffin and the doughnut muffin recipe.
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 422 calories per serving.
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Sugared Pillsbury Biscuits (Cheater Donuts)
Ingredients
- 1 tube pillsbury biscuits (buttermilk flavor, contains 10 doughs)
- sugar
- oil for deep frying
Instructions
- Separate each dough from the tube and drop them into a frying pan (covered with enough heated oil) or a deep fryer. Turn them over and fry evenly until golden brown, about 1-2 minutes. Transfer out, dust with sugar, and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated, using Spoonacular, for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.
I have been making these for my children,, which are grown now. I would give each one a tube and let them make what ever shape they wanted. After they were freed they would either put frosting or jams with sprinkles . Still do make them. I found them to be a little healthier than regular donuts . Thank you for the memory.