Beignet Recipe
A fun southern favorite, this Beignet Recipe is a tasty, indulgent and homemade recipe that serves a crowd! Perfect any time of year they are a fun breakfast, snack or dessert!
Servings: 20 - 30
Calories: 180kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup warm water 100-110 degrees F
- 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs at room temperature
- ½ cup whole milk room temperature
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 4 cups all-purpose flour possibly a little more
- 3 Tablespoons salted butter melted
- 4 -8 cups vegetable oil for frying
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Pour the warm water into a medium size bowl. Whisk in the yeast and sugar and allow it to sit for 5 - 10 minutes to proof, it should become slightly foamy.
- Whisk in eggs, milk, and vanilla.
- Mix in ½ of the flour, then the melted butter, then the rest of the flour. Knead the mixture with your hands until the dough is smooth. If it is too sticky, you may want to add more flour, a Tablespoon at a time.
- Place the dough into a lightly oiled bowl. Cover the dough with plastic wrap or a damp towel and leave it undisturbed in a warm place. Allow the dough to rise until doubled in size (1-2 hours).
- Roll out dough to ¼ inch thick. Cut into 2 ½ inch squares.
- Heat oil in a large pot to 370 degrees F. You should have at least 2 inches of oil for the deep frying.
- Deep fry the beignets in batches, don’t crowd. They should pop up when you put them in the oil, or the oil is not hot enough. Spoon the oil over the tops of the beignets as the bottoms are frying. Make sure to turn them over so they are golden (not brown) on both sides. It will only take 1-2 minutes per side.
- Drain on a plate lined with paper towels.
- Sprinkle generously with powdered sugar and serve hot.
Notes
- Make sure that your water is between 100-110 degrees F.
- Make sure you use active dry yeast and not instant.
- You can use any milk that you want, we just like to use whole.
- You can use a stand mixer to mix the ingredients together if you would rather not do it by hand.
- These can be made ahead, see my tips above.
- Serve with dipping sauces if you'd like.
- These can be frozen, see above on how to do that.
- Other oils can be used to fry in such as soybean, peanut, corn or sunflower, you want an oil that is well suited for high heat.
- Using a candy thermometer is great to make sure your oil keeps a consistent temperature.
Nutrition
Calories: 180kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 55mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 86IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg