Beignets (New Orleans Doughnuts) Recipe
- 2 quart WATER, Hot
- 5 1/4 c. WATER, Cool
- 6 x Large eggs SHELL
- 4 ounce Lowfat milk, DRY NON-FAT L HEAT
- 6 1/2 lb FLOUR GEN PURPOSE 10LB
- 2 lb SUGAR, GRANULATED 10 LB
- 9 ounce SHORTENING, 3LB
- 2 ounce IMITATION VANILLA
- 3 1/2 ounce YEAST BAKER 2 LB
- 1 ounce SALT TABLE 5LB
- TEMPERATURE: 375 F. DEEP FAT
- 1.
- SPRINKLE YEAST OVER WATER.
- Don't USE TEMPERATURES ABOVE 110 F. MIX WELL.
- LET STAND 5 Min; STIR, SET ASIDE FOR USE IN STEP 3.
- 2.
- CREAM SUGAR, SALT, AND SHORTENING IN MIXER BOWL AT MEDIUM SPEED.
- 3.
- Add in Large eggs, YEAST SOLUTION, WATER, AND VANILLA; MIX AT LOW SPEED Till BLENDED.
- 4.
- SIFT TOGETHER FLOURS AND Lowfat milk; Add in TO Mix, USING DOUGHNUT HOOK, MIX AT LOW SPEED 1 MINUTE Or possibly Till ALL FLOUR Mix IS INCOCRPORATED INTO LIQUID.
- CONTINUE MIXING AT MEDIUM SPEED 10 Min Or possibly AND ELASTIC.
- DOUGH TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE 78 F. TO 82 F.
- 5.
- PROOF: SET IN Hot PLACE (80 F. ) 1 1/2 Hrs Or possibly Till DOUBLE IN BULK.
- 6.
- PUNCH: DIVIDE DOUGH INTO 3 LB Pcs.
- 7.
- MAKE-UP: ROLL EACH PIECE INTO A RECTANGULAR SHEET, ABOUT 18 INCHES WIDE, 19 INCHES LONG, AND 1/8 INCH THICK.
- CUT 6 BY 9.
- 8.
- FRY: Till Golden ON UNDERSIDE.
- TURN AND FRY ON OTHER SIDE DRAIN ON ABSORBENT PAPER.
- 9.
- SPRINKLE WITH 1 LB 4 Ounce SIFTED POWDERED SUGAR.
- Recipe Number:
- SERVING SIZE: 2 BEIGNET
water, water, eggs shell, milk, flour gen, sugar, shortening, vanilla, yeast, salt
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/beignets-new-orleans-doughnuts-83280 (may not work)