Bourbon Street Beignets
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.
Cook time
45 min
Servings
60
Ingredients
10
Nutrition
per serving103 kcal
Calories
1 g
Protein
4 g
Fat
16 g
Carbs
Ingredients
For 60 servings
Instructions
- 1
Dissolve yeast in warm water according to package instructions; set aside.
- 2
Place sugar, shortening, salt and hot water in bowl. Stir until shortening is melted and sugar is dissolved; cool to lukewarm.
- 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.
- 4
Add remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until dough clings to hook and cleans sides of bowl, about 5 minutes longer.
- 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.
- 6
Drain on absorbent towels and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
