Tradition New Orleans Style Beignets Recipe

Step 1

In a small bowl or measuring cup combine the warm water, sugar and yeast and stir. Let it proof for 5 minutes.

Step 2

In your mixer (using your whisks) combine the eggs, evaporated milk and salt, beat until combined.

Step 3

With the mixer on low, add in the yeast mixture to the egg mixture.

Step 4

Still mixing on low add in 3 C of the bread flour..

Step 5

Add the shortening in and continue to mix

Step 6

Switch to your dough hook then add more bread flour 1/2 C at a time until the dough cleans the bowl as it mixes. you may use less or more than the recipe calls for.

Step 7

If you have a bosch keem mixing the dough on med until smooth (if you don't then you can hand knead).

Step 8

Grease a bowl and place the dough inside, cover with a damp towel, set the bowl in a warm area and let it rise for 2 hours, it should double in size.

Step 9

Sprinkle your counter with a ton of flour, the dough wil be crazy sticky. Place the dough on top , sprinkle more flour on top and roll out the dough to 1/4? thick. (don't knead in the flour, just use it to keep the dough from sticking to the counter or rolling pin)

Step 10

Slice into 2 inch squares with a pizza cutter.

Step 11

Heat vegetable oil in a Dutch oven until the temperature reaches 350 degrees.

Step 12

Then place a few dough squares at a time in the hot oil and watch the magic happen! It's AWESOME

Step 13

Turn them at least once so they don’t burn on one side. Cook about 1 1/2-2 mins on each side

Step 14

When you remove them, place them on a cooling rack over a papper towel/newspaper

Step 15

Dust with a light layer (or heavy layer) of powdered sugar

Step 16

Serve warm!