Homemade Donuts

I'm sure you've all seen this recipe or some variation of it on Pintrest or other sites: Donuts (Doughnuts??) made out of Grands biscuits. Seems like the easiest way to make them at home, and we decided to try them out this past Sunday. Typically when we go grocery shopping on Sunday mornings (yes we all go as a family, I'll give you all a moment to let your gag reflexes calm down), both kids get to pick out their own donuts and eat them as Jacob and I unpack the groceries at home. This weekend however, we told Aiden we'd make our own donuts... he was VERY intrigued.

We took one tube of Grands biscuits (we used the honey butter flavor) which had 8 biscuits and heated up a semi-deep pan with vegetable oil. We don't have a candy thermometer, so I'm not sure of the exact temperature, but most recipes called for it to be about 350°. While the oil was heating up, we cut out the middle of the donuts with the large end of a icing tip, (any size/kind will work, but obviously the larger the better) but also used a mini Christmas tree cookie cutter on one for Aiden, but feel free to use what you have on hand.

Once we felt the oil was heated enough, we tested it with one of the donut holes, once it sizzled, we knew it was ready. We kept the donut holes on one side until it browned (probably 30 sec-1 minute depending on how hot your oil was), then flipped and let that side cook. Once they were out, we put them on a cooling rack over paper towel, then coated them in cinnamon/sugar almost immediately. The actual donuts took a little longer to cook, obviously, but again, it depends on the heat of your oil...

The final verdict? Jacob and the kids loved them, and wanted more. I thought they tasted a little too biscuit-like and didn't have enough of a donut flavor. I wonder it that could be solved with a different flavor of Grands, maybe something we'll have to try another time. They were a bit messy too, but I may just be weird.

They look pretty good!

Try to come back later in the week (probably Saturday) for details on a new project I'm working on too!

Exhaustion....

Aiden recently started a new Pre- K 4 program which apparently has already been more demanding than his previous program. Which is awesome considering he tells me daily that he loves school. In fact, once he found out school was closed on Monday (for MLK Jr. Day) he was so upset he almost started crying. I'm sure every parent has come across what we did last week at some point in their kids' lives but for us, this was a first.....

Yes we are aware The Cars movie has thrown up on his bed

It's been a long day

Stool Makeover

I intended to publish several posts in relation to Christmas, but being that it's now the second week of January, I'm guessing it's a little late for that... I totally missed the boat. So instead, I'm going to try to start posting more project related things.

Enter this stool we purchased from an estate sale in the summer. We bought it as a possible Christmas present for Jacob's sister, and once we found the right fabric, transformed it!

I didn't realize this was underneath....

SO much better...

Car Mat - Part 3

On Christmas morning, Aiden finally got to see the car mat. As you can tell in the following pictures, it was definitely enjoyed!! Even Ava had fun with it (although it'll be awhile before she can play with it, considering she just picks at the flowers, trees, etc).

Enjoy!