Pecan Praline Beignets
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup finely chopped toasted pecans
- 1/4 cup toffee pieces
- vegetable oil or shortening (for deep frying)
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar, for dusting
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- In a small saucepan over medium hight heat, combine milk, butter, salt and sugar; bring to a rapid boil. Remove the pan from heat and add the flour, stirring vigorously. Return the pan to the stove over low heat, cook, stirring, until the mixture forms a ball and leaves a skin on the bottom of the pan. Remove the pan from heat and let mixture cool for 10 minutes.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well with an electric mixer until dough is smooth and glossy. Stir in vanilla, pecans and toffee.
- Pour oil in saucepan or deep fryer to come 3-inches up the sides. Heat oil to 350u0b0F Drop dough by the scant tablespoon into the oil and fry in small batches, turning them, until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Transfer to towel-lined platter with a slotted spoon and dust with confectioner's sugar and cinnamon. Serve hot.
milk, unsalted butter, salt, sugar, flour, eggs, vanilla, pecans, toffee, vegetable oil, sugar, cinnamon
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pecan-praline-beignets-375574 (may not work)