LeGourmetTV Is Now Glen & Friends Cooking!No need to travel all the way to New Orleans for Beignets! You can make this tasty yeasted doughnut recipe right at home. So if you want to learn how to make beignets - you're in the right place. We've worked hard perfecting Café du Monde-style Beignets.Ingredients::1/2 cup (125 mL) water, around 110ºF1 1/2 Tbsp (20 mL) sugar 2 tsp (10 mL) instant or rapid-rise yeast 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt1 large egg1 Tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil2 quarts (2L) vegetable oil for fryingIcing sugar for dustingMethod:Combine water, sugar, and yeast in a large mixing bowl; let sit until foamy. Whisk flour, and salt in a bowl. Whisk eggs and 2 tablespoons of oil into yeast mixture. Add flour mixture and stir together until dough comes together. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until doubled in size, about 1 hour.Place dough on well-floured counter and press into a rough rectangle, flipping to coat with flour. Roll dough into 1⁄4” thick rectangle shape; roughly 12” by 9”. Using pizza wheel, cut dough into 12 -16 square-ish squares.Add enough oil to large Dutch oven to measure about 11/2” deep and over medium-high heat to 350ºF. Place 3 beignets in oil and fry until golden brown, flipping halfway through frying. Total cooking time: about 3 minutes.Maintain oil temperature between 325 and 350 degrees. Using slotted spoon, spider, or tongs, transfer beignets to wire cooling rack over a baking tray. Return oil to 350ºF and repeat with remaining beignets. Dust beignets with icing sugar. Serve immediately. MAKES ABOUT 12-16 BEIGNETSCheck out our Youtube Recipe Cooking Channel: https://www.youtube.com/legourmettvVisit our Le Gourmet TV Recipe Cooking Website: http://www.legourmet.tv/Visit our Homebrew Beer Channel: https://www.youtube.com/brewhouselegourmettvVisit our Travel Video Channel: https://www.youtube.com/touristatv Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeGourmetTVFB: https://www.facebook.com/legourmettvInsta: http://instagram.com/legourmettv-~-~~-~~~-~~-~-Please watch: "
