Saturday Morning Puff Balls

Brooks and I decided to create our own Saturday morning tradition, which we look forward to every week (unless we are out of town or have something planned early in the morning) where we make Puff Balls. These are a DELICIOUS mix between a donut and a pancake (I think). Since we love this recipe so much I thought I'd share it with all of you! It's really easy to make and is something different other than having biscuits, pancakes, waffles, or even a bowl of cereal.
This recipe is for half the batch (which can make up to 32 puff balls). You can double it if you are serving a large crowd!

You need:
Peanut Oil (to fry the batter in)
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup sifted flour
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
Syrup
Powdered Sugar (optional)

Directions:
- Heat peanut oil in a fry daddy
- Mix the first 4 ingredients together, then add the egg and milk
- Using a spoon, drop a little more than a tsp worth of batter into the peanut oil
- Cook until lightly golden brown (puff balls will rise to the top of the oil when done- we usually let them keep cooking a minute more or so)
- Dip puff balls in powdered sugar (my favorite) or syrup and ENJOY!

Here is Gavin enjoying his 3rd Puff Ball of the morning!

Since I didn't get to post anything this week I thought I'd show you a fun picture of Gavin and I. He wanted to help me get ready for dinner one night and sat in my lap the entire time I put my make up on. He is at a fun age right now and learning a lot. He has started clapping and saying WHOA!! It's the cutest thing! If I could ever get my videos to upload to our blog I could show you him doing all these new things!

Disclaimer: Brooks' first reaction to Gavin helping me put my make up on was not the best, but we realized it made for a great photo op!