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
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1Dissolve yeast in warm water according to package instructions; set aside.
water
yeast
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2Place 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 -
3Add 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 -
4Add 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 -
5Place 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 -
6Drain on absorbent towels and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
powdered sugar