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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> French >> French

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Combine yeast, hot water, and granulated sugar in a mixing bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook. | 2. Let this sit until frothy, about 5 minutes. | 3. Add the salt, egg, and evaporated milk. Mix on low speed, then add half of the flour until it starts to come together. | 4. Add the shortening. | 5. When the shortening is incorporated start adding the remaining flour, a little at a time. | 6. Turn the dough onto a floured bench to finish by hand. Knead the dough adding just enough flour as necessary to make a non-sticky, smooth dough. Place the dough into a large oiled bowl, loosely cover and let rise overnight in the refrigerator. | 7. After the dough has doubled in bulk, punch it down and turn it onto a floured surface and roll out into a rectangle that is about 1/2" thick. | 8. With a very sharp knife working at a diagonal, cut into 2" wide strips. Now cut into diamond shapes by making diagonal cuts in the opposite direction. These will be the beignets. | 9. Place beignets on a floured baking sheet to let rise about 40 minutes in a warm place. | 10. When the beignets have risen, heat 2-3 inches of vegetable oil in a large saucepan. | 11. Carefully place 2-3 beignets into the hot oil at a time. | 12. When they are golden brown, flip them over until golden brown on the other side. | 13. Remove to paper towel lined plates to drain. | 14. Serve hot topped with plenty of powdered sugar. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
active yeast	1	packet		-	-	-	-
water	3/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
sugar	1/4	cup	granulated	79.95	15.002	2.5025	1.248
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
milk	1/2	cup	evaporated	276.0	6.648	2.748	28.608
purpose flour	3 1/2	cups		-	-	-	-
shortening	1/8	cup		226.525	0.0	0.0	25.625
vegetable oil				-	-	-	-
sugar			powdered	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.