Quick treats that taste like you fussed . . .

When I make biscuits, I really make biscuit with all the measuring and mixing involved. You will seldom find the refrigerated rolls of biscuits in my shopping cart . . . However, one never must say never because when they are on sale, there are interesting way to use them and they will not resemble biscuits anymore. If you can get the tube of flakey biscuits, you can present a real surprise to your family some morning. All you need is a medium pot of hot oil, some favorite jam, and a couple tubes of these biscuits. Separate the biscuits and place on a working board. Gently open each biscuit on one side to form a pocket. Fill the pocket with a teaspoon or two of jam and seal the dough shut. Carefully lower each newly-born biscuit into the hot oil and cook on both sides until a deep, golden brown, Drain on paper towel and when still quite warm, roll in sugar to coat. Call your family to the breakfast table! A tip: The oil should be hot enough to cook but not so hot that it cooks the outside of your  treat long before the middle gets done. Another fun way to get something with cinnamon and sugar into the breakfast offerings also uses the tubes of biscuits. This time, you need a frying pan with 1/4 cup oil ready to heat in it. Take one biscuit at a time, roll it out about 1/4-inch thick. Remember, the size should be in relation to the size of your frying pan! When you are halfway through the rolling out, get the oil heating. Carefully lay one of your flattened ex-biscuits into the hot oil. Turn when it is browned on one side. Remove to drain on paper towl and then dust with powdered sugar or cinnamon and sugar. You can also take these prepared biscuits, press out a hole in the middle and fry them like donuts. Sugar, powdered sugar, or even a chocolate glaze would go over well with your family. Need a bread to go with dinner and biscuits are too much of a breakfast food your our particular meal? Take each of the tube biscuits, cut in half across and roll each into a breadstick. Place on a greased baking sheet, brush with butter, and sprinkle with garlic salt . . . or whatever sounds good to you. Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown and enjoy.