Beignets on a wire rack

Beignets

Name: Beignets
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes 20
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 4g fast-action dried yeast; 250g strong white bread flour plus extra for dusting; 25g caster sugar; 125g evaporated milk; 1 medium egg; 25g unsalted butter melted; 1.5l rapeseed or vegetable oil for the bowl and deep-frying; icing sugar for dusting

Katy Gilhooly

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Makes 20

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Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 20 mins

plus overnight chilling

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Enjoy these crispy, golden New Orleans-style beignets. Made with evaporated milk, they are best served warm with a generous dusting of icing sugar

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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4g fast-action dried yeast
250g strong white bread flour

plus extra for dusting
25g caster sugar
125g evaporated milk
1 medium egg
25g unsalted butter

melted
1.5l rapeseed or vegetable oil

for the bowl and deep-frying
icing sugar

for dusting

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal120
fat7g
saturates2g
carbs11g
sugars2g
fibre0.4g
protein2g
salt0.3g

Method

step 1

Mix together the yeast, flour, sugar and 1 tsp sea salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk together the evaporated milk and egg and tip into the bowl with the melted butter and 60ml just-boiled water. Knead on a medium speed for 2 mins in the stand mixer, or for 5 mins on a lightly floured work surface, until smooth. Shape the dough into a ball and put in a large, lightly oiled bowl. Cover with a damp tea towel and chill for 8-24 hrs.
step 2

Roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface into a roughly 20 x 25cm rectangle about 1cm thick. Cut into 20 x 5cm squares.
step 3

Pour the oil into a deep stock pot or saucepan, so it is no deeper than one-third full. Or, use a deep-fat fryer. Heat the oil to 175C. Line a baking tray with kitchen paper. Fry the beignets in batches for 3 mins, turning occasionally with tongs, until puffed up and golden brown. Lift the beignets onto the paper to drain, then move to a wire rack, dust generously with icing sugar and serve warm.

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