Bourbon Street Beignets

Ready in : 45 mins

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Bourbon Street Beignets a try. This recipe serves 60 and costs 10 cents per serving. One serving contains 103 calories, 1g of protein, and 4g of fat. This recipe from Foodista requires egg, flour, shortening, and sugar. 20 people were impressed by this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. With a spoonacular score of 11%, this dish is not so outstanding. Apple Cider Beignets with Butter-Bourbon Dipping Sauce, Bourbon Street Sundaes, and Bourbon Street Buffalo Wings are very similar to this recipe.

Ingredients

egg

1

flour

4.5 cups

heavy cream

0.5 cup

oil

60 servings

powdered sugar

60 servings

salt

0.5 teaspoon

shortening

2 tablespoons

sugar

2 tablespoons

water

0.5 cup

yeast

1 pkg

Cooking in Steps

1
Dissolve yeast in warm water according to package instructions; set aside.

water

yeast
2
Place sugar, shortening, salt and hot water in bowl. Stir until shortening is melted and sugar is dissolved; cool to lukewarm.

shortening

sugar

water

salt

bowl
3
Add cream, egg, 3 cups flour and yeast to sugar-shortening mixture. Attach bowl and dough hook. Turn to speed "2" and mix 2 minutes.

shortening

cream

dough

all purpose flour

sugar

yeast

egg

bowl
4
Add remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until dough clings to hook and cleans sides of bowl, about 5 minutes longer.

dough

all purpose flour

bowl
5
Place dough on lightly floured board and roll into a 10x24 inch rectangle. Using a sharp knife, cut dough into 2-inch squares. In large heavy saucepan or deep fat fryer, heat oil to 360 degrees. Fry doughnuts, turning to brown on both sides, about 3 minutes.

dough

nuts

roll

cooking oil

sauce pan

knife
6
Drain on absorbent towels and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

powdered sugar