This recipe is best with plain, homestyle / Southern, or buttermilk biscuits. Don't use the flaky refrigerated biscuits for this fry biscuit dough recipe.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24
Calories: 989kcal
Author: LittleCooksReadingBooks.com
Ingredients
116.3 ounce can refrigerated plain biscuits (can of 8)-homestyle or Southern (NOT flaky)
3-4cupsvegetable oil
1/2cupsugaroptional
1Tablespooncinnamonoptional
Instructions
Add oil to a deep saucepan, dutch oven or small pot. Heat to 375 °F.
If coating with cinnamon and sugar (optional), mix together cinnamon sugar in a small bowl. Set aside.
Remove biscuits from container. Using kitchen scissors or a knife, cut each biscuit into 4 sections. For each section, roll into a ball and then slightly flatten to a disc shape.
Drop each biscuit "disc" into the hot oil. Do not overlap. Fry for 2-3 minutes on each side, or until light golden brown.
Using a slotted spoon, remove fried biscuits from oil and transfer to a paper towel lined plate to drain. If using cinnamon and sugar, transfer fried biscuits to bowl of cinnamon sugar. Flip once to cover biscuits on both sides with sugar mixture. Cool slightly before serving.
Serve plain or with apple butter, cinnamon butter, honey, honey butter or melted chocolate.
Notes
You can also make these fried biscuits with powdered sugar!