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Beignets A New Orleans Specialty Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Sbbny / All my dishes 3 weeks, 3 days ago If you have a sweet tooth, this recipe was made for you. This fried dough sprinkled with powdered sugar is a confectionary dream for those of us who are not ashamed to admit we’ve eaten sugar sandwiches. This treat is so beloved in Louisiana that i... More Prep:240m Cook:3m Servings:18	Sbbny
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Ingredients

1 cup lukewarm water

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 egg, room temperature & beaten

2 tablespoons butter, softened

1/2 cup evaporated milk

4 cups bread flour or all-purpose flour

3 teaspoons instant active dry yeast

Vegetable oil*

Powdered sugar for dusting

* Use just enough vegetable oil to completely cover beignets while frying.

Directions

Using a mixer with a dough hook, place water, sugar, salt, egg, butter, evaporated milk, flour, and yeast in the bowl. Beat until smooth. If using a bread machine, select dough setting and press Start. When dough cycle has finished, remove dough from pan and turn out onto a lightly oiled surface. form dough into an oval, place in a lightly greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until well chilled (3 to 4 hours) or overnight.

To prepare dough, remove from refrigerator and roll out on a lightly floured board to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut into approximately 3-inch squares or circles.

In a deep fryer or large pot, heat vegetable oil to 360 degrees F. Fry the beignets (2 or 3 at a time) 2 to 3 minutes or until they are puffed and golden brown on both sides, turning them in the oil with tongs once or twice to get them evenly brown; beignets will rise to the surface of the oil as soon as they begin to puff. NOTE: If the beignets don’t rise to the top immediately when dropped into the oil, the oil is not hot enough. Remove from oil and drain on paper towels, then sprinkle heavily with powdered sugar. Serve hot.

NOTE: The dough can be kept for up to a week in the refrigerator – it actually improves with age; just punch down when it rises. Dough can also be frozen; cut and roll, or shape doughnuts before freezing.)

Makes 18 beignets.

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momo_55grandma 3 weeks, 3 days ago said:
Dont have mixer douh hook-old fashion hands to mixwith LoL. Luv these gotta make soon thanks high5

mjcmcook 3 weeks, 3 days ago said:
~HELLO~
Thank-you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH
for sharing this 'Authentic' "5"FORK!!!!!
Beignet recipe!
'New Orleans' will ALWAYS be my "HEART HOME"~
I lived in 'Uptown' right off St.Charles Ave.
in the '1990's' in a
100 year-old 'Carriage House'~ I made so many
friends and often my heart aches because
I "Miss Home'~
~May All Blessings come to You this Holiday~
~*~mjcmcook~*~
~~~~~Photo~~~~~FLAGGED~~~~~!!!!!

dollhead 3 weeks, 3 days ago said:
I always wanted to make these, just never took the time. Winter is coming though.....definitely will try this! Welcome to GR, and thanks for the post!

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