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French Beignets

Indulge in the heavenly taste of homemade French Beignets with our easy and authentic recipe. Start your day with a sweet treat and satisfy your cravings. Try it now!

  • Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
  • Yield: 30 1x

Ingredients

Scale
  • 4 C Flour, more for the kneading process (about 1/2 C)
  • 1/4 C Granulated Sugar
  • 1 1 /2 C Whole Milk, heated to be lukewarm
  • 2 tsp Active Dry Yeast
  • 1 Lg Egg, room temperature
  • 1/2 C Butter – melted
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 1 TBSP canola oil
  • Oil for frying, use enough to have your pan covered about and inch and a half deep
  • 1/4 C Powdered Sugar, divided *see notes
  • Brown paper bag

Instructions

  1. Combine flour and salt in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
  2. Warm milk in microwave to like warm temperature (just above room temperature).
  3. Add yeast to milk and allow to sit 5 mins to activate the yeast.
  4. Melt the butter and allow to cool to room temperature.
  5. Add sugar, egg and melted butter to milk mixture and mix well.
  6. Add milk mixture to four mixture and mix. Once combined, dough will be sticky, knead for 5 mins on a floured surface until dough is smooth and not sticky.
  7. Coat the doughs surface with the tablespoon of oil and place back into the bowl, lightly cover with plastic wrap and then cover with a clean kitchen towel.
  8. Allow to rise 2 hours.
  9. After two hours punch the dough down and remove air bubbles.
  10. Pour dough on floured surface and roll into a rectangle shape about an inch in thickness
  11. Cut into 2” squares and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
  12. Pour oil into fry pan about an inch and a half high in pan put on stove top and turn on to medium heat.
  13. Allow oil to heat up, then take a cut dough piece, flatten out with your fingers and slowly place into heated oil.  Repeat with additional dough. Do not over crowd the pan.
  14. Allow to cook until golden brown and then flip the dough to cook the other side.
  15. Remove from oil and place on a paper towel to cool for 2 mins.
  16. I love to put 2-3 TBSP of powdered sugar into a brown paper lunch bag and place 3 or 4 of the beignets in the bag, close the bag tight and shake to coat them. Alternatively, you can sprinkle with powdered sugar.
  17. Repeat until all beignets are coated with powdered sugar and LOVE ever bite of THESE!

Notes

Note #1: Put 2-3 TBSP of powdered sugar in the brown paper bag at a time and 3-4 warm Beignets.

  • Author: Kimmayberry13
  • Prep Time: 10 Minutes
  • Resting Time: 2 hours
  • Cook Time: 10 Mins

Find it online: https://tastesdelish.com/french-beignets/