Which isn't a good thing when you live 35 minutes from the closest store that sells donuts.
But I was in luck, as albertsons had a 10 for 10$ sale on pillsbury canned biscuits the other day, and I had 1 can left over.
I've made these one time before and if i remember correctly, Matt loved them... So it was worth a second go at them.
The ingredients are super easy, and things you might already have them at home like I did!
- 1 can pillsbury biscuits
- maple syrup
- powdered sugar
- butter
- frying oil
Start by popping the biscuits open.... Prepare yourself! That dang pop gets me every time!
Then use a small biscuit cutter or something else you might have on hand (I used the funnel from my breast pump...) to cut out holes in the center of the biscuits.
Now you have donuts and donut holes!
Drop them in the hot oil.
Once browned on one side, flip over.
It took my donuts about 1 min or so to brown on each side.
By the way, this is so quick and easy you can do it while holding a baby on your hip...
If you don't have a baby, it makes it even quicker as you can use two hands!
And don't forget to fry up those little holes!
After frying them, prepare the maple glaze.
Melt two tablespoons butter. (Or vegan butter in my case.... Bleh)
Then mix in about 1 cup powered sugar.
Then pour in about 3 tablespoons of maple syrup.
Mix all together till smooth.
Add more syrup or sugar depending on your desired consistency.
After donuts have cooled, dip into glaze.
Or double... Or triple dip... No one is watching....
One coat of dipping in the works!
And if you're a little crazy, you can even top with some chocolate ribbons :)
I used some good ol Hershey's syrup...
Now, Enjoy!
Because if you cant tell... There are 2 donuts missing here... And I know Bridger didn't eat them.
And I may or may not be responsible for the missing donut holes...
Looks like I gotta run a bit further today!
This guy even gives them a standing ovation, he loved the maple glaze :).
My dad, good ol' Donald Duck, and Chip & Dale taught me this game when I was just a kid, and I loved it when i remembered to use it!
My friend recently scored on a killer price for Washington Gala Apples, only 0.50$ a pound!
So I bought 115 pounds!
Let's just say that's A LOT of apple cores!
And the game doesn't work very well when I'm the one saying "apple core" and my hubby gets to be the "Baltimore" because he naturally chooses me as his friend....
And I don't like to pelt myself with half eaten fruit!
But I digress...
What do you do with 115 pounds of apples??
Apple pies!
Applesauce! Caramel Apples! Apple Cider! Dried Apples! Apple Leather!
The list is endless!
It wouldn't be fall if there weren't apples around!
My house has been overtaken with a heavenly apple cinnamon aroma for the last week or two.
It's a fantastic fall smell :)
Whether applesaucing, applepieing, appleleathering, or applecidering, you must start in the same place - wash, core, peel and slice your apples.
And when you have 115 pounds to cook, this do-dad comes in handy!!!
It slices! it dices! Ok, so it doesn't dice, but it does core, peel and slice your apples, all in a few turns of the crank!
If you don't have one of these, I suggest splurging for one... They make cooking apples an easy task!
AND... They make apple SLINKIES!
Who doesn't love an apple slinky?!
It also is great for freezing your apples for later baking!
Just add your slinky apples to a ziplock with a tad of lemon juice and you'll be able to have "fresh" applesauce or apple pie all throughout the year!
Matt was highly impressed with his apple slinkies!
My favorite apple pie to bake is a crumb top apple pie.
It's not too sweet, that way you can add caramel topping to each slice as desired :)
Ingredients:
Apple Filling:
5-7 apples, depending on the size of your pan (I use gala because that's what I like)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tbs lemon juice
1 tsp cinnamon
3/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp clove
1 pie crust
Crumb Topping:
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup quick oats
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
7 tbs unsalted butter, cold
Directions:
Combine your slinky apples with brown sugar, lemon juice and spices.
Stir to coat evenly - allow to sit while preparing crumb top.
Combine all dry ingredients for crumb top in a bowl - mix well.
Add your butter in cubes and blend with pastry blender until it resembles a coarse meal.
Pour apples into pie crust, then top with crumbs. Heap both in the center so you get all that yumminess into the pie!
Bake in a preheated oven at 375*F for 1 hour or until golden brown.
Let cool, and then enjoy.
I mean it, go crazy, enjoy that sucker!! Add whipped cream, caramel, sprinkles, live it up! :)
I make my applesauce in a crockpot, then can it.
You can easily make it on the stove, and you can just as easily store it in the fridge or freeze it instead if canning it.
Ingredients:
Enough apples to fill your crockpot.
1 cup water
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tbs lemon juice
I feel like a little kid when I eat fruit leather... So yummy!
Ingredients:
Applesauce
Directions:
Line baking sheet with greases parchment paper
Spread applesauce about 1/4 inch thick
Bake in a preheated oven at 170*F for 5-8 hours, until leather is smooth and non tacky.
Peel, cut into strips, and store in ziplock or mason jar!
