Beignets (Classic)

Name: Beignets (Classic)
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup warm water; 7g dried yeast; 2 tbsp caster sugar; 2 eggs; 1/2 cup evaporated milk; 4 cups plain flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 3 tbsp butter, melted; oil for deep frying; icing sugar lots; 1 tsp vanilla extract

Fluffy, hot New Orleans deep-fried doughnuts, pillowy inside and generously smothered in a thick layer of powdered sugar.

Total time

70 min

Prep

65 min

Cook

5 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

vegetarian

Ingredients

1 cupwarm water

7gdried yeast

2 tbspcaster sugar

2eggs

1/2 cupevaporated milk

4 cupsplain flour

1/2 tspsalt

3 tbspbutter, melted

oilfor deep frying

icing sugarlots

1 tspvanilla extract

Instructions

Mix water, yeast and sugar. Stand 5 minutes.

Add eggs, milk, vanilla, salt and butter. Mix in flour.

Knead 5 minutes. Rest 1 hour.

Roll to 5mm. Cut into squares.

Deep-fry at 175°C for 2-3 minutes per side until golden. Bury in icing sugar.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

642

Protein

18.9g

Fat

14.6g

Carbs

106g

Fiber

3.9g

Sodium

310mg

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