The bastard child of Laziness and Rationing:
If you happen to have pancake mix on hand and that mix happens to be of the "just add water" variety, for the love of all that is holy, make these. 1) Heat 3ish inches of oil in a pot (I use canola or vegetable oil but only because my options are slim) 2) Take whatever pre-made dry pancake mix you have on-hand (I'm quite certain waffle mix would do just fine, or maybe even be better) or make your own, if you're fancy. Add just enough water to turn it to a cookie dough consistency. 3) Once the oil is super hot (clearly, a very technical measurement), drop fat teaspoon-sized pancake dough balls into the hot oil. 4) Let the balls bob around a little bit; roll them over as needed. 5) The temperature of your oil and the size of your balls (*I just can't bring myself to re-write that in a less obscene way. Apologies*) will determine the length of time needed in the fry-bath. Usually, just a minute or two is more than enough if the oil's hot enough and your balls are smallish (*again, apologies*)... 6) The second you pull those bad boys out of the oil and they're not so hot they'll blister your tongue, they're ready to eat. Dredge in powdered sugar, drench in maple syrup, smother with jam, top with whipped cream, or go pure Elf and rock all of the above. The sugary sky's the limit.
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