Friday, April 8, 2011

We Made DONUTS!

Kind of, we called them donut POPPERS.
They were yummy.
We made them out of RHODES DINNER ROLLS.
Cinnimon and Suger.

Chocolate with Sprinkles.
 

The crowd pleaser: Glazed Vanilla.
(We had to add sprinkles to some of these too!)

I am not great with recipes so bare with me.
Here is What I did:


Donut POPPERS.
The RHODES rolls stated out frozen. I let them thaw for about two hours (following the directions of the package). Then I cut them in fours with a knife(crosswise), and rolled them into balls. Then I let then raise for another two hours.


I then heated oil in a heavy pot (my cast iron dutch oven). I let the oil get really hot. I don't have a candy thermometer, so I tested the oil with a couple drops of water. When I did this, it made a popping sound (which was what I wanted to hear). I then turned the heat down to about medium-high.


I put in about 10 piece of dough into the oil. I cooked the dough an both sides for about 30 seconds. Using a slotted spoon I removed them and let them "drain" on a paper towel. The END...


Well almost, if you want to eat them plain.


Cinnamon Sugar Coating:
1 cup of Sugar
1Tablespoon, plus one Teaspoon of Cinnamon.


Place all ingredient into a Ziploc bag. Close. Then Shack.

*You want to place the POPPERS into the bag a couple of seconds after you remove them. (You want some oil left on them, the sugar sticks better.) Give the bag a shack them remove the POPPERS!


Vanilla Glaze:
1/4 cup whole milk
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups powered sugar.


Heat milk, butter and vanilla in a small sauce pan until warm. Add Sugar, and whisk until blended. Turn heat to low ( or you can place the pan in a bowl of warm water).  Place POPPERS into the pot, and coat with glaze turning them over. Take them out using a slotted spoon. Place on a cookie sheet. Cool for about 5-10 minutes. (They taste better when they are still warm!)
* I put paper towels under my cookie sheet, so I would not have a big mess to clean up.


Chocolate Glaze.
* I sure you can find better recipes then this one on line. It is not really a recipe
All I did was take 1/4 cup of Canned Chocolate Frosting.
Placed into a microwave bowl, and microwaved it for about 30 seconds.
Using a slotted spoon  coated the POPPERS. Then I let then cool for about 10 minutes.

There it is. I hope you enjoy it. SUPER EASY. The best part, my kids LOVED them.