Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, beignets. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Beignets is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Beignets is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
The beignets reminded me of the ones from the original Cafe du Monde in New Orleans. I didn't feel the flavor was too bland as some readers suggested, but it does require more powdered sugar then the recipe calls for. I'll probably add a little vanilla to enhance the flavor next time.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook beignets using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Beignets:
- Take 1/4 cup water
- Make ready 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast
- Prepare 1/8 cup butter
- Prepare 1/4 cup sugar
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Make ready 1/2 cup boiling water(boil more and measure out the exact amount)
- Make ready 1/2 cup evaporated milk
- Take 2 teaspoons Vanilla
- Get 1 egg, beaten
- Make ready 4 cups flour
- Get 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting
Beignets (pronounced "ben-yeys") are the official state doughnut of Louisiana, and for good reason! Hailing from the French Quarter of New Orleans, locals and visitors line up year-round to try this French-inspired, perfectly-fried treat dusted with powdered sugar. Beignets were also brought to Louisiana by the Acadians. These were fried fritters, sometimes filled with fruit.
Steps to make Beignets:
- 1/4 cup room temperature water sprinkle the yeast over the water and let stand for about 5 minutes to dissolve.
- Combine the butter sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Pour the boiling water over the butter mixture and then stir in the evaporated milk and vanilla. Wait for the mixture to cool down to touch
- Then add the yeast and water mixture and beaten egg to that mixture.
- Slowly mix in the flour until the dough forms a ball. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Working with a ¼ portion of the dough at a time, roll out the dough 1/8-inch thick. Use flour as need as you roll this out. Cut the rolled out dough into strips 2 inches wide, then cut again in the opposite direction and at an angle, making triangle shapes.
- Heat your oil for frying in a deep and wide, heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat to 360 degree F (180 degrees C).
- Slide dough slowly into the oil to avoid splattering and deep fry until they puff up and are golden brown on both sides, 3 to 5 minutes. (Do a test on one or two to adjust the heat and time). Carefully remove onto a rack with paper towels underneath and allow to cool until you can handle them
- Place in a bowl and use a sifter to dust the beignets with powdered sugar.
Today, the beignet is a square piece of dough, fried and covered with powdered sugar. A Dutch oven is the best vessel for home frying. Dust the beignets heavily with powdered sugar before serving. The beignets turned out beautifully, crisp on the outside and soft and tasty on the inside. Keeping the dough in the refrigerator overnight made handling the dough so much easier.
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