New Orleans Beignets

Total Time: 19 mins
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4


• 1/2 cup butter


• 1 pinch salt


• 1 cup hot water


• 1 cup sifted flour


• 4 eggs


• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 drop 1/2 cup butter and a pinch of salt into a pan containing 1 cup of hot water.


• 2 bring to a boil and add 1 cup of sifted flour.


• 3 stir and cook thoroughly until it comes together and pulls away from the pan.


• 4 turn off heat and add 4 eggs, beating after each egg you put in.


• 5 gently flatten the dough and cut into 1 1/2 inch squares (cutting very gently and quickly).


• 6 drop squares into 375 degree deep fat.


• 7 as the beignets brown, they will turn over by themselves.


• 8 lay out some heavy brown paper and drain the beignets well on this paper as you remove them from the fat.


• 9 immediately sprinkle with a generous amount of powdered sugar and serve right away while still hot.


• 10 great with cafe au lait.


• 11 be sure to set a castor of powdered sugar on the table so more can be added if needed.