New Orleans Beignets

Name: New Orleans Beignets
Prep time: 4 h 48 min
Cook time: 4 h 48 min
Total time: 4 h 48 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 7 grams envelope active dry yeast; 2 liters bread flour; 2 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 237 milliliters evaporated milk; 118 milliliters granulated sugar; 48 servings Sifted powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 59 milliliters shortening; 48 servings Vegetable oil; 355 milliliters warm water (105° to 115°), divided

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give New Orleans Beignets a try. This vegetarian recipe serves 48. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 241 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 4 hours and 48 minutes. If you have salt, bread flour, granulated sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Combine yeast, 1/2 cup warm water, and 1 tsp. granulated sugar in bowl of a heavy-duty stand mixer; let stand 5 minutes.

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Granulated Sugar

Water

Yeast

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Add milk, eggs, salt, and remaining granulated sugar.

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Granulated Sugar

Egg

Milk

Salt

Form a dough: Microwave remaining 1 cup water until hot (about 115); stir in shortening until melted.

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Shortening

Dough

Water

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Microwave

Add to yeast mixture. Beat at low speed, gradually adding 4 cups flour, until smooth. Gradually add remaining 2 1/2 to 3 cups flour, beating until a sticky dough forms.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour