I had some extra store prepared pizza dough from Trader Joe's lying around today and didn't want to make pizza. We've been packing up things all day into cardboard boxes and I just felt the need for a splurge! I'd seen someone make doughnuts at home once, and I just felt inspired.
1 package store prepared pizza dough
equal parts olive and vegetable oil (enough to fill pan two inches deep)
1/2 cup sugar
2 tbsp cinnamon (or to taste)
2 circular cookie cutters, one smaller than the other
Heat oil over medium heat until oil reaches 375*F (you can use a candy thermometer to check). Roll pizza dough out on floured surface until 1 inch thick. Meanwhile, using circle cookie cutters, cut rounds of dough and set aside. (Combine "scraps" of dough and roll out again making more circle rounds) Using the smaller cookie cutter, cut a hole into the rounds to make a doughnut shape. Drop doughnuts into oil and cook, flipping once until golden brown. Combine sugar and cinnamon. Drop immediately into bowl with sugar and cinnamon. Allow to cool a few moments and then enjoy!
3 comments:
I just found your blog and I really like it.
My mom used to make donuts every now and then when I was a kid, and they were so good. Homemade donuts are awesome, especially with cinnamon sugar.
I love any easy hedoninstic recipe. Great idea.
wow! my husband would be so thrilled if i made these. i bet i could drizzle them with melted chocolate instead of doing the cinnamon sugar thing, right? he's weird so he doesn't like cinnamon :-)
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