Popular in New Orleans, the beignet is a square-shaped doughnut that has powdered sugar on top— a cup of coffee would make this a perfect pair! Beignet is a fritter or deep-fried pastry, that can be made with a variety of dough including yeast dough.
In this recipe, we are going to make a delicious Beignets Recipe without yeast! According to Healthfully, although the beignet is lower in fat and calories than a doughnut, it is still considered a sweet treat that you should not eat every day if you are following a heart-healthy diet.
Below, we are going to show you how to make a delicious beignets!
Steps:
Prepare all the ingredients
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Combine milk and lemon juice to create buttermilk. Let it stay for 30 mins
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Prepare dry ingredients. Put together flour, salt, baking powder and sugar
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In the buttermilk, light beat in egg and vanilla extract
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Add milk mixture to flour mixture
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Add a dash of cinnamon powder. Knead. Dust with flour surface area.
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Shape dough into a ball. Flatten. Using a rolling pin to expand the dough.
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Continue to flatten the dough. Slice the dough into square shape.
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Cut them into uniform size. Make sure to utilize all the dough so there would be no waste.
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In a deep frying pan, heat oil. Fry.
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Flip over. Fry the rest of the dough.
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Serve. Enjoy your delicious meal!
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Beignets Recipe Without Yeast
Ingredients
- ½ cup Milk
- 1 tbsp. Lemon juice
- 1 pc Egg
- 1 tbsp. Vanilla extract
- 2 cup Flour
- ⅓ cup White sugar
- 1 tbsp. Baking powder
- ½ tbsp. Salt
- Cinnamon powder
- Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Prepare all the ingredients
- Combine milk and lemon juice to create buttermilk. Let it stay for 30 mins
- Prepare dry ingredients. Put together flour, salt, baking powder and sugar
- In the buttermilk, light beat in egg and vanilla extract
- Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture
- Add a dash of cinnamon powder. Knead. Dust with flour surface area.
- Shape dough into a ball. Flatten. Using a rolling pin to expand the dough.
- Continue to flatten the dough. Slice the dough into square shape.
- Cut them into uniform size. Make sure to utilize all the dough so there would be no waste.
- In a deep frying pan, heat oil. Fry.
- Flip over. Fry the rest of the dough.
- Serve. Enjoy your delicious meal!
Video
Beignets first originated in Ancient Rome.
According to Merriam Webster, Beignet means a light square doughnut usually sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Absolutely! Follow the simple steps above and you can make one in no time!