Simple Way to Prepare Super Quick Homemade Beignets

Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we're going to make a distinctive dish, Recipe of Favorite Beignets. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Many things affect the quality of taste from Beignets, starting from the type of ingredients, then the selection of fresh ingredients, the ability to cut dishes to how to make and serve them. Don't worry if you want to prepare Beignets delicious at home, because if you already know the trick then this dish can be used as an extraordinary special treat.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have Beignets using 11 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

I love waking up with a sweet breakfast morning during the Thanksgiving and Xmas season. Whether it is a Dutch Baby, a simple set of waffles or these lovely Beignets. I know I don't need to travel to Café Du Monde at New Orleans to taste these Beignets, I can simply make these in my home kitchen. So can you!

Beignet is actually a deep fried choux pastry which is popular in France, but somehow it found its way into New Orleans and eventually evolved into a donut served with icing sugar. Beignets are often served with café au lait, a French coffee with milk.

Tho I am not a donut person, but this just blow me away. They are light, fluffy and crispy at the same time unlike the greasy, overly sweet and dense donuts. I love having these Beignets with my strawberry compote. You can of cos serve them as it is or with any homemade or store-bought high quality compote or jam. You can my homemade compote recipe here. I hope you can give this recipe a try and have breakfast in bed not just during the Thanksgiving or Xmas season, but on every other morning.

Ingredients and spices that need to be Take to make Beignets:

1. 80 g Lukewarm Water,
2. 2 1/4 TSP Active Instant Dry Yeast,
3. 2 Eggs Lightly Beaten,
4. 180 g Evaporated Milk,
5. 420 g Bleached All Purpose Flour,
6. 100 g Granulated Sugar,
7. 1 TSP Sea Salt,
8. Unsalted Butter Softened, 60g + More For Greasing
9. Canola / Peanut / Vegetable Oil, For Frying
10. Icing Sugar, For Garnishing
11. Homemade Compote, For Serving (Optional)

Steps to make Beignets

1. In a bowl, add in water and yeast.
   
   Stir to dissolve the yeast.
   
   Set aside for 5 mins.
   
   After 5 mins, the yeast mixture should become foamy.
2. Add in eggs and milk.
   
   Lightly whisk to combine well.
   
   In a large mixing bowl, add flour, sugar, salt and butter.
   
   Lightly stir to combine well.
   
   Create a well in the middle.
3. Add the yeast mixture into the well gradually while still mixing.
   
   Mix to combine well or until it comes together as a dough.
   
   Knead the dough inside the bowl until all the nooks and crannies of flour is kneaded into the dough, about 5 mins.
4. The dough should be very tacky.
   
   Transfer the dough out onto a working surface and continue kneading for another 5 to 8 mins until smooth and slightly tacky. It should pass the "window-pane" test.
   
   If the dough is too dry, add in water, 1 TBSP at a time. If the dough is too sticky, add in flour, 1 TBSP at a time.
5. Generously grease the bowl with butter..
   
   Transfer the dough back to greased bowl.
   
   Cover with cling film and let rise for 2 hrs or until doubled in size.
   
   Punch down the dough to deflate the air.
6. Divide the dough into halves.
   
   Transfer the dough onto a lightly floured surface.
   
   Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough into a rectangular shape with a thickness of about 1/4 inch thick.
7. Cover with a damp lint free kitchen towel and let it rise for 30 mins.
   
   It should have risen to about 1/2 inch thick and is light and fluffy.
   
   Using a pizza cutter, cut them into squares.
   
   Add oil into a dutch oven, about 2 inches in depth, over medium heat.
8. To check if the temperature of the oil is ready, place a wooden chopstick into the oil.
   
   If bubbles start to form, the temperature is ready for frying.*
   
   Gently drop the dough into the oil away from you.
   
   Deep fry until golden brown on both sides.
9. Remove from heat and drain off excess oil in a wire cooling rack or a plate lined with kitchen paper.
   
   Repeat the steps for the remaining dough.
   
   Transfer the beignets onto a serving plate.
   
   Lightly dust some icing sugar over the top.
   
   Serve with your favorite compote or jam.

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