Bourbon Street Beignets

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

egg

1

flour

flour

4.5 cups

heavy cream

heavy cream

0.5 cup

oil

oil

60 servings

powdered sugar

powdered sugar

60 servings

salt

salt

0.5 teaspoon

shortening

shortening

2 tablespoons

sugar

sugar

2 tablespoons

water

water

0.5 cup

yeast

yeast

1 pkg

Cooking in Steps

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

    water

    water

    yeast

    yeast

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

    shortening

    shortening

    sugar

    sugar

    water

    water

    salt

    salt

    bowl
    bowl
  3. 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

    shortening

    cream

    cream

    dough

    dough

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

    sugar

    sugar

    yeast

    yeast

    egg

    egg

    bowl
    bowl
  4. 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

    dough

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

    bowl
    bowl
  5. 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

    dough

    nuts

    nuts

    roll

    roll

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

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

    powdered sugar

    powdered sugar