Beignets

Ingredients

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  ¾ cup or 178g

• Baking powder

  Leavening agents, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate

  3 ½ tsp or 16g

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  2 large or 100g

• Reduced fat milk

  Fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin a and vitamin d

  ½ cup or 122g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  3 tbsp or 43g

• Sugar

  White, granulated sugar

  ⅜ cup or 75g

• Wheat flour

  White, bread, enriched

  4 cup or 548g

• Kosher Salt

  Kosher, David's

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Canola oil

  4 tbsp or 56g

• Powdered sugars

  3 tbsp unsifted or 24g

Directions

1. Pour the water into a medium bowl or large liquid measuring cup and sprinkle the yeast over the top. Let stand for about 5 minutes, until foamy.
2. Add the eggs, milk, melted butter, and sugar, and whisk to combine.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour and salt.
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, stirring with a flexible spatula to form a shaggy dough. Turn the dough out onto a clean surface and use your hands to knead until it comes together in a smooth ball, about 2 minutes.
5. Grease a clean large bowl with canola oil. Transfer the dough to the greased bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Let the dough rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
6. Punch the dough down with your fist, then turn it out onto a lightly floured surface.
7. Roll the dough into a large rectangle, about 1/4 inch (6 mm) thick. With a sharp knife, cut the dough into 2-inch (5 cm) squares, then transfer the squares to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
8. Heat the canola oil in a large pot over medium-high heat until it reaches 350 F (180 C).
9. Lower the dough squares, 3-4 at a time, into the hot oil. As soon as the beignets puff up, use tongs or a kitchen spider to gently flip them over. Fry until golden brown on both sides, flipping as needed, 2-3 minutes more. Transfer the beignets to a wire rack to drain.
10. Dust the beignets with powdered sugar and serve warm.
11. Enjoy!
12. (source: https://tasty.co/recipe/beignets)