1-First Step: Set up your frying area and ingredients. Place a dutch oven or cast iron pot on the stove. Add 6 cups vegetable oil. You will heat it to 350 degrees F and use a candy thermometer to keep the oil temperature steady.

2-Second Step: Cut the center circle in each biscuit. Prepare the biscuit dough by cutting a circle in the center of each biscuit using a knife or a small cookie cutter. Set the center pieces aside, because you will fry them as donut holes.

3-Third Step: Mix pumpkin spice and sugar. In a shallow bowl, mix ½ cup granulated sugar with 1½ teaspoons pumpkin spice. Set the bowl aside so you can coat the donuts right after frying.

4-Fourth Step: Heat the oil to 350 degrees F. Clip your thermometer to the pot and wait until the oil reaches 350 degrees F. This matters for pumpkin spice biscuit donuts recipe success, because too cool means greasy donuts and too hot means burning.

5-Fifth Step: Fry the donut shapes. Once the oil reaches 350 degrees F, fry biscuits for 1 to 2 minutes on each side until golden. Work in batches to avoid overcrowding, which can lower oil temperature.

6-Sixth Step: Drain briefly, then coat while warm. When the donuts are done, cool them for about 1 minute. While they are still warm, coat them in the pumpkin spice sugar so the coating sticks well. If needed, use two forks to roll and coat the donuts evenly.

7-Final Step: Fry the cut-out centers as donut holes. Add the cut-out centers to the oil and fry them as donut holes until golden. Frying the holes separately keeps the batch consistent and gives you a crunchy bonus snack for the family.