Beignets with Quick Homemade Blackberry Jam

Name: Beignets with Quick Homemade Blackberry Jam
Prep time: 2 h 35 min
Cook time: 2 h 35 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 7 grams envelope active dry yeast; 946 milliliters fresh ripe blackberries, hulled; 4 servings Quick Blackberry Jam; 2 liters canola oil, plus more to oil bowl; 4 servings Confectioners sugar; 1 large egg; 828 milliliters all-purpose flour, divided; 59 milliliters granulated sugar; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest; 1 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters superfine sugar; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, softened; 177 milliliters warm water, about 110 degrees F; 118 milliliters whole milk

Beignets with Quick Homemade Blackberry Jam might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 5008 calories, 18g of protein, and 483g of fat each. This recipe covers 39% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have lemon zest, superfine sugar, milk, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the nutmeg you could follow this main course with the Nutmeg Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 35 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Mix the yeast, water, and sugar in a mixer bowl fitted with a dough hook.

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Dough

Sugar

Water

Yeast

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Blender

Bowl

Let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes.

Add the salt, lemon zest, nutmeg, egg, milk, and 1 1/2 cups flour; mix on medium speed until combined.

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Lemon Zest

Nutmeg

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Salt

Egg

Add the butter; mix until incorporated.

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Butter

Add 1 3/4 cups flour, and mix until the dough comes together. Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead in the remaining 1/4 cup flour by hand until the dough is smooth, about 5 minutes.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover loosely with plastic wrap, and let stand in a warm, draft-free spot until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Remove the dough from the bowl and punch down.

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Dough

Punch

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Bowl

Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/2-inch thickness.

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Dough

Roll

Cut out circles with a 1-inch round cutter; place on a floured baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Let rise in a warm, draft-free spot for 30 minutes.

Heat the oil in a medium pot or deep fryer until it registers 350 degrees F on a deep fry thermometer. Fry the beignets in batches, rolling them around constantly with a slotted spoon, until golden brown all over, 1 to 2 minutes.

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Cooking Oil

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Slotted Spoon

Kitchen Thermometer

Deep Fryer

Pot

Transfer the beignets with the slotted spoon to a platter lined with paper towels and dust with confectioners' sugar.

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Powdered Sugar

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Slotted Spoon

Paper Towels

Serve warm with the jam.

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Jam

Put the blackberries in a food processor and process until coarsely chopped.

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Blackberries

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Food Processor

Transfer the mixture to a large skillet and stir in the sugar and lemon juice. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, and cook until the jam is thickened about 10 minutes.

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Lemon Juice