Costas French Market Doughnuts or Beignets
From lacrenshaw 15 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 12
PREGOCOOK from allrecipes swears that these taste just like the beignets served at the famous New Orleans hot spot, the Cafe du Monde. Beignets are some of my favorite doughnuts in the universe!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup water shopping list
- 1 tablespoon yeast shopping list
- 1/4 cup shortening shopping list
- 1/2 cup sugar shopping list
- 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 cup boiling water shopping list
- 1 cup evaporated milk shopping list
- 2 eggs, beaten shopping list
- 7 1/2 cups flour shopping list
- 1 quart vegetable oil for frying shopping list
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting shopping list
How to make it
- Pour 1/2 cup room temperature water into a small bowl.
- Sprinkle the yeast over the water and let stand for 10 minutes to dissolve.
- Combine shortening, sugar and salt in a large bowl.
- Pour the boiling water over the shortening and stir in evaporated milk.
- Wait for mixture to cool to lukewarm.
- Add the yeast/water mixture and the beaten eggs.
- Slowly mix in the flour until dough forms a ball.
- Cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Working with a small portion (a little larger than a baseball) at a time, roll out dough to 1/8" thickness.
- Cut rolled dough into strips 2 to 3" wide, then cut again in the opposite direction (and at an angle) making diamond shapes.
- Heat oil for frying in a deep and wide, heavy bottomed skillet over medium high heat to 360 degrees F (180 degrees C).
- Slide dough slowly into the oil to avoid splattering.
- Deep fry until they puff up and are golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Carefully remove to a rack with paper towels under it.
- Allow to cool until you can handle them.
- Place in a clean paper bag with confectioners' sugar and shake gently until covered generously OR use a sifter to dust beignets with sugar.
The Rating
Reviewed by 9 people-
great post - I actually think my grandmother has made something similar to this - definitely 5
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in My Kitchen loved it
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This is durn close to my recipe, great with a hot cup of chickory blended coffee. 5 from me
bobbyc0117
in Canfield loved it
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Looks gorgeous and sounds fantastic! High 5 and a beauty flag!
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