By Grilled cheese might be the ultimate comfort food. Almost everybody likes it, it's fast and cheap to make, and it's one of those foods that transports you to your childhood. You can stuff them with bacon, tomato, or avocado; use garlic bread or tater tots instead of sandwich bread; and now there's even a scientific way to make a perfect grilled cheese sandwich.
Donuts are on the other end of the spectrum. Previously restricted to breakfast and dessert menus, donuts have always been an indulgent treat that go perfectly with coffee, leaving us dreaming of pastel icing and rainbow sprinkles. However, savory interpretations like these bite-sized cheesesteak donuts and this sweet and salty Sriracha donut prefaced the inevitable mash-up of grilled cheese + donut.
Now, you can transform an ordinary grilled cheese sandwich into a flaky, croissant-style donut to satisfy all of your savory cravings. This video from Thrillist shows step-by-step instructions, shaping layered Pillsbury crescent roll dough and classic American cheese into donuts and deep-frying them.
One of the best parts of this recipe is that it's super customizable. Spread pesto and mozzarella on the dough instead of American cheese; add bacon or ham to take savoriness to the next level; or use brie and strawberry jam for that perfect combination of sweet and salty. This is really just opening the door to a whole new world of savory doughnuts, and we are running through it.
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