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Beignets Recipes

Beignets has become a New Orleans tradition now. Most of us love visiting Cafe Du Monde in the French Quarters to have a plate of beignets served with powdered sugar. It's such a treat!

Beignets are actually a French pastry. It is similar to a doughnut, but there is no hole in the middle. While it is not very common in Louisiana, beignets can be stuffed with crawfish or jams. No matter what you do with them, beignets are great!

Instead of making them with beignets recipes, you can now buy the mix in a box. Cafe Du Monde makes an excellent mix. These beignets recipes are for those of us that like to do things the hard way. While they make not be strictly Cajun, Louisiana is now the beignets capital of the world. We hope you enjoy these beignets recipes. Please email us if you have any suggestions.

"Beignets"

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups of warm water
• 1 envelope of active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup of regular sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt
• 2 eggs that are beaten
• 1 cup of evaporated milk
• 7 cups of flour
• 1/4 cups of softened shortening
• enough oil to fill your pot up to about 3" deep, at least
• a bag or box of powdered sugar

Instructions:

• Sprinkle the yeast over the warm water in a large bowl.
• Stir the yeast and water and let it sit for 5 minutes.
• Add the salt, sugar, eggs, and evaporated milk. Blend them really well with a whisk.
• Add about 4 cups of the flour and blend until it is smooth.
• Add the shortening, and then slowly add the rest of the flour while you are blending.
• Cover the mixture with plastic and chill it overnight.
• Roll the mixture onto a floured board until it is about 1/8" thick.
• Cut it into 3" squares.
• Fry each of the beignets until they are a golden brown on each side.
• Pour powdered sugar over them and serve.
• Enjoy your beignets!