Beignet is a type of fritter, or deep-fried pastry. If you’ve never enjoyed these soft and pillowy fried doughnuts before, you’re in for a treat. This is the best beignet recipe!
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Rising time: 2 hours
- Total Time: 2 hours 45 minutes
Ingredients of Beignets
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 3/4 cups All Purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
How to Make Beignets
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Add the yeast and half the sugar and warm water in a bowl and mix well to the yeast can get to work.
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Take 3 ¾ cups of flour and salt and mix well.
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When yeast mixture is bubbly, put in the milk, vanilla, remaining sugar, and add the egg.
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Add half the flour mixture and whisk together until smooth.
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Add the remaining flour and begin mixing on medium speed, now add butter and make smooth dough.
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Cover the dough with cotton cloth for 2 hours.
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Add oil to a large pot fitted with a candy thermometer and place over medium-high heat.
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Cover a wire cooling rack with a few layers of paper towels.
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Once risen the dough, cut into quares.
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Once the oil become hot, put beignets in kadhai.
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Fry until the bottom is puffed and golden, flip over untill golden brown.
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Put onto the paper towels then dust with powdered sugar and enjoy!
