French Crullers

Name: French Crullers
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 1 to 2 egg whites, slightly beaten; 3 larges eggs, divided; 135 grams cup all-purpose flour, sifted; 0 teaspoons salt; 10 grams teaspoons superfine sugar; 10 servings Basic Sugar Glaze; 85 grams tablespoons unsalted butter; 10 servings Vegetable oil for frying; 237 milliliters water

The recipe French Crullers could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in about 30 minutes. One serving contains 193 calories, 3g of protein, and 10g of fat. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 10. If you have to 2 egg whites, vegetable oil, superfine sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Several people really liked this morn meal. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Place the water, butter, sugar, and salt in a heavy-bottomed pot and bring to a brisk boil over medium high heat.

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Butter

Sugar

Water

Salt

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Pot

Add the flour and stir with a wooden spoon until the flour is completely incorporated. Continue to cook and stir for 3 to 4 minutes to steam away as much water as possible. The more moisture you can remove, the more eggs you can add later and the lighter your pastry will be. The mixture is ready when a thin film coats the bottom of the pan.

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All Purpose Flour

Water

Egg

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Wooden Spoon

Frying Pan

Move the mixture to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Although you can mix the pâte à choux by hand, this can be rather arduous, so use a mixer if you have one. Stir the mixture for about 1 minute to allow it to cool. Then mix on medium speed and add the first egg.

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Egg

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Let it mix in completely and then scrape down the sides of the bowl.

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Bowl

Add the remaining eggs, one at a time, and mix in completely.

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Egg

Add the egg whites, a little at a time, until the paste becomes smooth and glossy and will hold a slight peak when pinched with your fingers. Be careful not to add too much egg white or your crullers will become heavy.

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Egg Whites

Transfer the batter to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch star piping tip.

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Pastry Bag

To fry the crullers, heat at least 2 inches of oil in a heavy-bottomed pot until a deep-fat thermometer registers 370°F. While the oil is heating, cut out twelve 3-by-3-inch squares of parchment paper and lightly grease them. Pipe a ring onto each square. When the oil is hot, place one cruller at a time in the oil, paper side up.

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Cooking Oil

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Baking Paper

Kitchen Thermometer

Pot

Remove the paper with tongs. Fry on each side until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Tongs

Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel for at least 1 minute. Once cool to the touch, the crullers can be glazed.

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Slotted Spoon

Paper Towels

Crullers also bake very well, although they will have slightly firmer crusts than the fried versions. Preheat the oven to 450°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and pipe the crullers onto it, at least 2 inches apart.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Oven

Bake for 5 minutes, then reduce heat to 350°F and bake for another 15 minutes. Turn off the heat, open the oven door slightly and let the crullers sit in the cooling oven for 5 to 10 minutes.

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Oven

Remove, dip in glaze, and cool on a rack until the glaze has set.

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Dip

Beignets, the classic New Orleans fried dough treats, use this same batter and are even easier to prepare. Simply drop rounded teaspoonfuls of the batter into the oil. As the dough puffs, the beignets will turn themselves over—but keep an eye on them and flip any that need a little help.

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Dough