Sunday, June 5, 2011

Vintage Donuts

Growing up in rural Oklahoma during  the 60's and 70's I had never heard of Daylight Donuts, Winchells or Krispy Kreme. Whenever we had a craving for donuts this is how my Mom made them.
They were made from cheap store bought biscuits.
You want to have everything ready before you start frying your biscuits, I mean donuts. You need a plate with paper towels to drain your donuts and whatever your want to dip your donuts in. We always used a mix of sugar and cinnamon and a simple glaze made with powdered sugar, milk and vanilla.
 
Open your biscuits and cut out holes from the center. These will be your donut holes. 
Your oil should be very hot but not smoking. Carefully brown each side of your donut, drain and dip. These are best served warm and with a glass of cold milk.  
A lot like Krispy Kreme, don't you think?
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15 comments:

  1. AliJune 5, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    Yummy! The first time I ever made these was in junior high school, and they were delicious. :) I made them more recently and jazzed up the toppings and they were just as good as I remembered. Great for a special breakfast.

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  2. the country cookJune 6, 2011 at 11:39 AM

    Oh my goodness, who knew? That's awesome!

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  3. DeniseJune 6, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    How great, I made some recently too, but I made my dough in the breadmachine. Thanks for the recipe

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  4. AnonymousJune 6, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    Oh, I remember these! They are so good, I was just thinking about them actually!

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  5. Tina @ MOMS CRAZY COOKINGJune 6, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE these kinds of doughnuts. I haven't made them in forever!

    Thanks for linking to THIS WEEK'S CRAVINGS, next Monday is Father's Day Favorite Recipes, hope to see you linking up again!

    http://momscrazycooking.blogspot.com/search/label/THIS%20WEEKS%20CRAVINGS

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  6. Miz HelenJune 7, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    These are beautiful Vintage Donuts, we would just love these. Thank you for sharing and have a great week.
    Miz Helen

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  7. MerryJune 8, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    I had no idea. Must try this!

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  8. Kay LittleJune 9, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    Love the name of these donuts....have been making these for years and now my g'children are enjoying them!

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  9. KathleenJune 9, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    I remember having these as a kid. My cousins' gap used to make them! Never in our house as my mom never deep fried anything! I should make them for my gkids!

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  10. Miz HelenJune 10, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    One of my best friends is from Oklahoma, and there is something about you Oklahoma gals, you can all really cook! These donuts look amazing, I want one so bad, I will have to make them. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday, have a great week end and come back soon!
    Miz Helen

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  11. Allison @ Alli 'n SonJune 10, 2011 at 11:59 AM

    This is one of my favorite ways to make homemade donuts. Yum!

    Thanks for linking up with Sweet Tooth Friday!

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  12. AmyJune 10, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    How easy is that. Nothing beat freshly fried donuts! I bet they're 10000X better than store bought ones. :) Thank you for sharing.

    Amy
    http://utry.it

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  13. JeanieJune 10, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    What do you use for a glaze?

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  14. Mama BucksJune 12, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    I'm wondering about the glaze, too? What are the measurements?

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  15. UnknownJune 12, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    I'm sorry I didn't put exact measurements for the glaze. Start with 1 cup of powdered sugar, add 1 tsp vanilla, add 1 tblsp of milk at a time to make it a thin glaze. It will probably take 2-3 tablespoons of milk.

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