Beignets
We recently were in New Orleans and stopped by the world famous Cafe Du Monde to try one of their beignets. These square shaped donuts were so good...we decided to make them ourselves! Just don't forget the powdered sugar...lots of powdered sugar!
Beignets
Ingredients
Instructions
Notes:
Traditional Beignets are fried in cottonseed oil. Make sure you have enough oil to fill a couple inches in your dutch oven or to the level of your deep fryer.
Calories
114.29Fat (grams)
1.87Sat. Fat (grams)
0.79Carbs (grams)
22.30Fiber (grams)
0.45Net carbs
21.86Sugar (grams)
10.98Protein (grams)
2.09Sodium (milligrams)
84.22Cholesterol (grams)
9.45Directions
1 .In a medium bowl, dissolve the sugar in the warm water. Add yeast and stir together. Cover bowl with plate and let sit for 15 minutes. If yeast activates correctly, the mixture should be foamy.
2. In a large bowl or in the bowl of a stand mixer, add the yeast, milk, butter, egg, salt and vanilla. Whisk together until combined.
3. Slowly add the flour and mix with a large spoon or the paddle attachment for your mixer. Stir in the melted butter. The dough will be very sticky.
4. Finish adding the rest of the flour and knead the dough with your hands on a floured surface or use the hook attachment on the mixer. Do not over knead.
5. When dough is holding together nicely, transfer to a large oiled bowl. Cover loosely with plastic wrap or with a kitchen towel. Let dough rise for 2-3 hours until it has doubled in size.
6.
On a floured surface, roll out the dough into roughly a 9”x12” rectangle around ¼” thick.
7. Using a knife or a pizza cutter, cut the dough into 2”square pieces trimming the edges when necessary.
8. Heat oil in a deep fryer or a Dutch oven to a temperature of 350-370 degrees.
9. Drop a few dough squares into the hot canola oil and spoon oil over the top of each of them while cooking.
10. After around 30 seconds, flip the beignets over with the spoon and repeat basting on the other side. Beignets take around 2 minutes to cook and will have a nice golden brown color.
11. Drain the beignets on a wire rack and let cool briefly before dusting them generously with powdered sugar.