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Donuts: Beignets

Source of Recipe

www.ichef.com


List of Ingredients

3 cups flour
2 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons sugar
1 cup scalded milk
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
1 beaten egg
oil for frying
powdered sugar (to dust)


Recipe

In a large bowl, mix the milk with the oil and sugar. Mix well and cool to about 105-110 ºF. Add the yeast and stir to dissolve. Shift together the flour, the salt and spices; add half to the yeast mixture. Mix in the egg and the rest of the flour mixture. Make a large ball. Cover and let rise until it is double in volume. Push down and knead until the dough is elastic. sprinkle a surface with flour and roll out the dough to about 1/4 inch thick Cut into 2 inch squares. Cover and let rise again for 45 minutes. Put three inches of oil into a skillet and heat until 375 ºF. Drop the squares of dough into the fat and cook until golden, remove, drain. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar. Makes about 24 beignets.