Ohh jeez~ where do I begin? This is one of those recipes of mine that leaves me speechless, yet so full of verbiage all at the same time! This creation left me stuttering as I tried to describe their utter greatness to my mom (maybe it was because my mouth was full, but whatever…lol). I literally couldn’t speak..haha! I fell in love with all of these cheesy layers, and I also thought it would be awesome to do a savory style “Crescent Doughnut”. And by “savory”..clearly, I mean CHEESY..DUH! 🙂
I mean, the world needs more savory doughnuts right?! Mmmhmm! 😉
So, what can I say? I can talk about buttery, flaky layers of crescent dough, toasted perfectly, held together by gooey, melty cheese. I can definitely tell you that once your face sinks down into one, just one bite of this melt-in-your-mouth, out of this world puffed pillow of perfection, you will never be the same. Nothing will ever taste that great again…nothing will ever quite compare..lol!
These are the lightest, cheesiest, and most unique little treats I honestly think I’ve ever made..no joke! I can’t recall a recipe that got me this worked up, this excited..or this shamelessly in foodlove. <3
With basically 2..YES TWO, ingredients, you will have a hit on your hands and be at a loss for words as well. NEVER has there been such an imbalanced ‘effort to flavor’ payoff ratio, at least in my experience.
~Make a batch of these, and be amazed…trust me! 🙂
Oh~~ and like a sweet bonus sent down from the food Gods..you also get a nice pile of ‘Grilled Cheese Crescent Doughnut Holes’ as well! Pop a few of those babies into your mouth and no one will ever know! SCORE!
What you’ll need:
2 rolls of Pillsbury Crescent Seamless Dough Sheets..or you can pinch the seams together on the regular crescent dough!
Velveeta Cheese slices (it melts the BEST). Approx. 6-8 slices (depending on your final rolled out size). Just enough to cover the bottom layer of dough.
Oil for frying..I used Canola!
A 3″ cookie cutter, and a 1″ cookie cutter (or like tool), the size can be whatever you prefer though, they’re YOUR Doughnuts! 🙂
Directions:
Roll out the top layer of dough, a little dusting of flour to help is fine! Set it aside…
Now roll out the bottom layer 0f dough, making sure it’s pretty much the same size as the top layer. Place slices of the cheese all over the bottom layer, cover as much cheese ground as possible..lol
Now, place the top layer of dough onto the cheese and roll that baby together…and fold it in half…
Roll it out again, until it’s approx. 1/8″ thick…
Now, get ready to create doughnuts! Cut out your 3″ circles, and then cut out the middles with a 1″ cutter..I used a small shot glass and it worked just fine! I was able to get 8 Doughnuts out of my roll out!
Get ready to fry them up in some hot (350 degree) oil…
Fry those babies up, one at a time, making sure to flip them for the ultimate golden puff…
Let them cool if you can stand it, personally…I burnt my mouth and didn’t care, yep, that GOOD…haha!
Try and share them…really try!
Those buttery, flaky, cheesy layers will make you greedy! 🙂
I mean…come on!
Grab one..hurry!
Before they’re gone, you have about 2 minutes to play with..lol!
Ohh..and don’t forget about all those holes, they can be our secret! 😉
So DIG IN>…GO! ~Enjoy! 🙂
Do these have to be deep fried? Would baking work?
I’m not sure if that would work??! 🙂
I don’t have the dough sheets mentioned in the recipe on hand, but am thinking about using pie shells. Would they be appropriate or are they to thick?
Katrina,
If you won’t eat a grilled cheese sandwich or a donut, then you have no business eating this sandwich. These aren’t going to be an everyday dining item. They would obviously be an occasional and special item.
People need to stop trying to make every indulgence into a tasteless no calorie and no fat blob. On second thought, go ahead an bake it so that you hate it and never make another.
Wow. Tom….you come across as a major jerk.
I had the same question….hmmm, I wonder if these could be baked?
Heaven forbid somebody try to make something a bit healthier.
Who knows, if it can be baked, maybe it wouldn’t have to be an indulgence, rather a different way of eating grilled cheese.
Baking isn’t a magical spell that turns American cheese and canned bread into kale chips. Either you want to eat a delicious cheese sandwich or you want a way to justify your eating disorder.
Wow, that’s a heck of a rude response for an assumption! I don’t have a deep fryer and I’m terrified at the idea of a pot of boiling oil on my stove (not to mention how it would smell up my apartment for days…). Baking I can do though.
Unfortunately I don’t think baking them would work. It’s partly the speed cooking that keeps the cheese from melting out the side.
If you want to try something similar that is baked look up “cheese zhombies”…. no really they are awesome!
I think Tom, and I, have been over exposed to some of the people who rant on how they would never touch anything that is not super healthy. They get their fun by trying to suck all the joy out of recipes that aren’t composed of low fat, low calorie, low anything that tastes good. I am about to that point myself. The last grilled cheese recipe I looked at had a large percentage of people telling the world how Velveeta makes them gag and they would choke on the sandwich. Nobody ever said grilled cheese is good for you, just that it is really good. And yes, Velveeta is processed, so is sugar and flour and almost everything on the grocery shelf. So, as you can see, the food natzies (sp) have pushed me into a rant as well LOL
Amen Jodi. I don’t go to vegan sites and ask how I can throw some dead animal in the recipe. If you like the recipe idea, fine. Go back to your niche food world if you feel the need to strip it down to your dietary needs. If you only eat 100% healthy food, then respect the desires of the people eating “unhealthy” food by not trolling their sites trying to adapt their preferred food to your liking.
I like it ; i will do it
omg, I’m just dying!!
have you tried making them without removing the hole in the center?
Nope~ I wanted the “calorie free” holes..LOL!
Made them tonight. They are great HOT, when they cool–not so much. Baking these would be stupid. The whole point is deep fried. Next time I want to add ham to it. And use american cheese slices. Oh the fun that can be had with this.
Thank you for the feedback! So happy you enjoyed them..let us know how the variations turn out! 🙂
I did these with shredded mozza, pepperoni and pulled pork, it turned out awesome. Then I put a spoon of pizza sauce and more shredded mozza on, before putting it in the oven to melt the cheese over the top.
Ooohhh …wow~~. That sounds incredible! 🙂
To maintain that “great” taste when these cool, I would recommend you try cooking them in lard or solid veg shortening like Crisco. I’ve found that Canola oil has a tendency to have a bitter back-swing when used for frying. As long as the item is hot, it’s fine, but when it cools, there’s a slight bitterness to the item.
Thank you for the great tip! 🙂
Corn oil also would work and doesn’t have that bitter after taste, But I agree Crisco or Lard are definitely the best choices on taste for deep frying, especially sweets.
I’d use butter crescent dough, leave the center in add a little ham pinch the edges shut and spray with a butter flavored cooking spray before baking. Obviously the frying in oil would taste better, but baking would be almost as good.
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You can bake them. I make them all the time with the ham and cheese like other’s have suggested. Frying would be divine. I just love the baked texture for my love of ham and cheese croissants.
what kind of dough is this one ? Is it some kind of puff pastry ?
Pillsbury Crescent Dough
oh I know, but we don’t have that in Poland. I was wondering maybe I could replace it :c
Just filo dough!
No,Cole it’s not filo dough!Quite different
what about Puff Pastry ? Will it work?
Puff pastry should indeed work, Paulina. That is essentially what the dough is.
I think puff pastry would work just fine! But definitely not phyllo (filo) dough… there’s no resemblance between that and anything like this.
I bet these would be great with actual cheese!
These look so amazing!
What do you do with the left over edge pieces?
Go ahead and fry them up too~ A little snack for the cook! 🙂
I think the holes should be wrapped in bacon then fried/baked according to personal preference ????
Lol..perfect idea!! 🙂
Make them into sticks – no waste that way.
I was just thinking about cutting them into sticks too. Only I was thinking less about the waste (which is a very good point), and more about just being easier to eat (food getting on my face when I bite into it is “a thing” for me). Also, better portion size for folks who have a smaller appetite. Either way, these ARE going on my perpetual party menu list, and I can’t wait!
Hi, this looks and sounds amazing. Just wondering since I’m horrible at deep frying…do you know, is there a huge taste difference if you baked them? Thanks!