Beignets

Name: Beignets
Prep time: 4 h 44 min
Cook time: 4 h 44 min
Total time: 4 h 44 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 packet active dry yeast; 12 servings Butter; 1 large egg; 118 milliliters evaporated milk; 946 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more as needed; 59 milliliters granulated sugar, plus a pinch; 1 pinch Pinch kosher salt; 237 milliliters powdered sugar for dusting; 12 servings Vegetable oil, for deep frying; 2 Tbsps vegetable shortening; 177 milliliters warm water

Beignets is a vegetarian recipe with 12 servings. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 6g of protein, 9g of fat, and a total of 295 calories. A mixture of flour, warm water, egg, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It works best as a side dish, and is done in around 4 hours and 44 minutes.

Instructions

Begin by activating the yeast. In the bowl of a stand mixer with the dough hook (or large mixing bowl) attachment add the warm water, yeast and pinch of sugar. Stir and set aside until the yeast has dissolved, about 10 minutes.

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Dough

Sugar

Water

Yeast

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Mixing Bowl

Stand Mixer

To the bowl add the 1/4 cup of sugar, salt, egg, and the evaporated milk. With the mixer on low, add half the flour and mix until just combined.

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Evaporated Milk

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

Egg

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Blender

Bowl

Add the shortening, and then gradually add the remaining flour until the dough forms into a mass. Turn off the mixer and transfer to floured surface.

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Shortening

Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Blender

Add more flour, if needed, until you have an even, medium-textured (it should be pretty firm) dough.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Add the dough to a large buttered bowl and cover with plastic wrap.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Let the dough rest for at least 3 to 4 hours, or overnight in the refrigerator.

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Dough

Once rested, gently turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface.

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Dough

Sprinkle a little more flour on top so you can work with the dough. Gently shape the dough into a 1-inch thick rectangle so it can be cut into squares. Using a sharp knife or pizza cutter cut into squares, (you should yield 12 large squares, depending on how thick you rolled the dough).

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Pizza Cutter

Knife

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.

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Oven

Heat about 3 inches of oil in a large, heavy-based pot over medium heat, (you want to make sure there is plenty of room as the beignets will puff up when cooked) to 350 degrees F. Fry the beignets in batches, about 3 minutes per batch. Turn them in the oil while they fry to brown evenly on both sides.

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Cooking Oil

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Pot

Remove from the oil a paper towel lined sheet pan and keep warm in a low oven while you cook the remaining dough. To serve, transfer beignets to a serving platter and dust generously with powdered sugar.

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Powdered Sugar