New Orleans Style Beignets

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    2hrs 40mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    32
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    69
based on 7 ratings

A New Orleans classic. Best served warm in a cloud of sugar, alongside a strong coffee. Sunday breakfasting at its finest.

recipe updated Feb 18, 2022

Ingredients

  • Water icon
    Water
    120 g
  • Granulated sugar icon
    Granulated sugar
    50 g
  • Active dried yeast icon
    Active dried yeast
    8 g
  • Egg icon
    Egg
    1
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    1 g
  • Evaporated milk icon
    Evaporated milk
    125 g
  • All purpose flour icon
    All purpose flour
    455 g
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    25 g
  • Sunflower oil icon
    Sunflower oil
    as needed
  • Powdered sugar icon
    Powdered sugar
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Stand mixer
  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Plastic wrap
  • kCook icon Rolling pin
  • kCook icon Paper towels
  • kCook icon Frying pan
  • kCook icon Stand mixer bowl
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl

Step preview

  1. Add water, granulated sugar and active dried yeast to a clean stand mixer bowl
  2. Whisk together
  3. Let rest - 10 min
  4. Add egg, salt and evaporated milk to the dough
  5. Mix until combined
  6. Add all purpose flour and unsalted butter to the dough
  7. Mix until combined
  8. Add all purpose flour to the dough
  9. Mix until dough forms - approx 10 min
  10. Transfer dough to large mixing bowl
  11. Cover with plastic wrap
  12. Let rise - 2 hr
  13. Heat sunflower oil
  14. Roll out dough until 1/4" thick
  15. Cut into squares
  16. Fry until golden brown
  17. Drain stand mixer bowl with paper towels
  18. Dust with powdered sugar
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