Can a Deep Fryer Bring Popeyes Cold Biscuits to Life?
The Popeyes Fresh Hot Biscuit is a gem: tender, salty and greasy – whatever you want from a fast food (or sometimes homemade) cookie. But when they cool off, something terrible happens. Something dark. They turn into insurmountable washers of sorrow, unworthy of human or animal consumption. (I wouldn’t feed my dog Popeyes cold biscuit. I love her too much.)
You might think “order fewer cookies” or “eat everything very quickly” is the right thing to do to avoid leftovers, but family meals include a predetermined amount and I always order for a family of four. Luckily, I found a way to bring the sad Popeyes cookies to life. (Update: Yes, I tried wrapping one in a damp paper towel and reheating it in the microwave for 30 seconds, but found that it might leave the biscuit slightly rubbery in places and you won’t get the crusty crust you do with a deep fryer. .)
I think it’s no surprise that an appliance capable of heating cold cardboard fries can also heat biscuits, but I was a little shocked at how well it did the job. However, unlike French fries, cookies should be cooked over a milder heat. If you come in too hot, you risk damaging the outside of the cake, while the inside retains the texture of a cold, hard setting.
By setting the wind speed of your tiny convection oven to 250 ℉, you can make the grease in the cold biscuit move and wipe the grooves without drying anything out. After 10 minutes, you will have a tender hot cookie that you can eat again. As you add cookies to your cart, you may need to lengthen the time, but only by a couple of minutes. And while time is money, about 15 minutes to revive the Popeyes cookie is a steal.
Updated at 3:30 PM 5/21/21 to include a microwave note.