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New Orleans Beignets

3 to 5 servings
YouTube instructional video is at the bottom

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What you’ll need

All-Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

Instant Yeast

Unsalted butter

Eggs (Room temp)

Whole milk (Room temp)

Confectioners sugar

Canola oil or cottonseed oil.

Tools you’ll need

Rolling pin

Preparation of ingredients

Step 1- Add 2 1/4 Cups all-purpose flour, 1/3 Cup sugar, 1 tablespoon instant yeast and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Stir all ingredients together.

Step 2-In a separate bowl add 3/4 cup warm whole milk, 1 egg (Room temp) and 4 tablespoons melted unsalted butter. Mix all ingredients together.

Step 3- Add wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Mix with stand mixer with dough hook attachment for 4 minutes. Make sure you follow your mixers settings for mixing dough.

Step 4- Add 1/8 cup all-purpose flour. Mix for 2 minutes or until mixture comes together. Once done dough should not stick to your hands.

Step 5- Lightly flour surface of your table. Add dough on top of table and knead dough 20 times.

Step 6-Form dough into a small rectangle. Roll dough into a 11inch long by 8-inch-wide rectangle.

Step 7- Cut dough into squares. You should have about 15 squares total once you’re done. Let dough rest for 10 minutes.

***Preheat fire to medium high heat***

Step 8- Add 3 cups of canola oil into a cast iron skillet. Let get hot for 8 to 10 minutes.

Step 9- Add dough into hot oil. After a few seconds dough should rise to the surface of the oil. Baste dough with oil for about 10 to 15 seconds. Flip dough over. Baste with oil for about 10 to 15 seconds. Once done remove dough from oil and place onto a serving dish lined with napkins.

Step 10- Sprinkle confectioners’ sugar on top of dough. Serve hot or you can let it cool for 5 minutes before serving.

YouTube instructional video

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