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Beignets
These pillowy-soft Beignets are made New-Orleans style, meaning they're fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth, covered in an avalanche of powdered sugar, and utterly irresistible. Be sure to check out the how-to video!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 25 beignets
Calories: 187 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ cup whole milk
- ½ cup water
- 2 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 3 Tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 1 large egg lightly beaten (room temperature preferred)
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour divided, plus more as needed
- Avocado, vegetable or canola oil for frying (any neutral cooking oil will work)
- 1 cup powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Combine water and milk in a heatproof container and heat in the microwave in 20-second intervals until it has reached a temperature between 105-115F (40-46C). Always stir before checking the temperature!
- Pour liquid into a large mixing bowl. Add yeast and about 1 teaspoon of your sugar and stir. Allow to sit until foamy, about 5-10 minutes¹.
- Once mixture is foamy, add remaining sugar, salt, melted butter and egg and 2 cups (250g) of flour. Stir well. Add remaining flour, stirring until combined.
- Transfer the dough into a large, lightly oiled bowl and cover. Allow to rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in size (about 1-2 hours).
- Fill a medium-sized saucepan about 2-3” deep with oil. Fix a thermometer to the pan (make sure the tip is suspended in the oil and not touching the bottom) and turn heat to medium. Keep an eye on the oil, you want to heat it to 375F (190C). This should take approximately 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, lightly dust a clean surface with flour and roll the dough into a rectangle that’s ¼-½” (0.6-1.3cm) thick (about a 12x14” rectangle).
- Use a pizza cutter or knife to cut into squares that are approximately 2.5” (6.5cm) wide.
- Once oil has reached temperature, fry beignets 2 at a time by gently lowering into oil with a spider strainer or with tongs. Cook about 1 ½ minutes on each side or until golden brown.
- Carefully remove from oil and transfer to a cooling rack. Wait for oil to get back to proper temperature before frying next batch of beignets.
- Cool beignets several minutes then dust generously with powdered sugar and serve.
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Notes
- ¹If yeast does not become foamy either your liquid temperature is not accurate or your yeast is dead. Either way you will need to throw out the mixture and start over.
- You may substitute instant yeast, if so you will not need to proof the yeast. To do this, combine yeast, sugar, salt, and half the flour and then add the warmed milk and water and stir well, then stir in butter, then egg, then stir in remaining flour as needed.
- You can prepare the dough, let it rise, cut it into squares and then store squares in the refrigerator in an airtight container to fry 1-2 days later.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1beignet
Calories
187kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
11mg
(4%)
Sodium
88mg
(4%)
Potassium
40mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
59IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
10mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 25beignets
Amount Per Serving
Calories 187
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1beignet | |
| Calories | 187kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 11mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 88mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 40mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 59IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 10mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.