Sfenj
User Reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
50 mins
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Servings
15 beignets
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
Moroccan, North African, Vegan
Sfenj
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Sfenj are delicious traditional Moroccan beignets which are airy and soft on the inside and crisp on the outside.
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Ingredients
- 4 cups flour
- 1½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3 teaspoons instant yeast
- 1¼ cup warm water
- ½ cup water (to dissolve the yeast)
- vegetable oil (for frying)
Equipment
- Stand mixer
Instructions
- Dissolve the yeast and sugar in ½ cup (120ml) of water.
- In the bowl of the stand mixer, combine all the ingredients except salt.
- At low speed, gradually add water until reaching the consistency of a sticky dough.
- Stir in salt and mix at higher speed.
- Knead for 10 minutes. The dough should be very sticky.
- Let the dough rest, covered and at room temperature for at least 3 hours.
- Have a large bowl of cold water handy to shape donuts. The hands should be wet to form each donut.
- Take balls of dough the size of an egg.
- Make a hole in the center and deep fry in hot oil.
- Turn over so that both sides are golden, about 2 to 3 minutes per side.
- Serve with sugar or hot honey.
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