Beignets

Recipe courtesy of Gourmet Magazine

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Cook Time:
10 min
Level:
--
Yield:
about 32 beignets

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Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 10 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

1 cup water
1 stick unsalted butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sifted all-purpose flour
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Vegetable shortening for deep frying
Confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a small saucepan combine the water, butter, granulated sugar, and salt and bring the mixture to a rapid boil. Remove the pan from the heat and add the flour all at once, stirring vigorously. Cook the paste over low heat, beating briskly, until the ingredients are thoroughly combined and the dough cleanly leaves the sides of the pan and forms a ball. Remove the pan from the heat. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. By hand or with an electric mixer set at medium speed beat the paste until it is smooth and glossy. Stir in the vanilla.

In the deep fryer heat enough shortening to measure 3 inches to 370 F. Drop the dough by teaspoonfuls into the shortening and fry the beignets in batches, turning them, until golden brown (about 3 minutes). With a slotted spoon remove to paper towels to drain. Sprinkle the beignets with the confections' sugar and serve them hot.

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Comments & Reviews

recipe Beignets
Aidan Salt Lake City, UT 03-02-2006
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Not what you're expecting...
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

If you're looking for the kind of delightfully airy confections they serve with a cup of chicory coffee at Cafe du Monde in... the French Quarter, try another recipe. I found these beignets to be rather bland--not nearly sweet enough and too dense to cook through completely before burning a bit on the outside. The dough definitely needs more sugar, and while the pate choux-type shortcut to the more elaborate yeasted versions seems like a nice way to save time, I think the eggy-quality here is no match for the real thing. Would probably be better as a savory beignet, cooked in very small quantities.Read more
recipe Beignets
Patti Reno, NV 12-27-2005
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Beignets...Wow
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was the simplest recipe to make those delicious, melt-in-your-mouth beignets! I used a small "Fry Daddy" electric... fryer which worked perfectly. It helped make the oil stay at an even temperature and they turned out just perfect. I especially liked the part of not having to make it the night before. Thank you Sara for a wonderful and easy recipe. This is my family's favorite Christmas Day treat before opening gifts!Read more