Beignets
June 11, 2009 | Print | E-mail | Filed under French, fried, pastry
I thought after my last post about the brioche with chocolate ganache, things couldn’t really get much better – but then I tried these. They are made from the same brioche dough, but they’re fried. And doused with powdered sugar. And those two things can only mean goodness (although, maybe not for the scale the next morning).
First, tear off a grapefruit-sized piece of the brioche dough.
Roll it out to about 1/2″ thick – I think my dough was a little on the short side.
Cut the dough into into 2″ squares, and then let them rest for about 15 minutes.
Now, it’s time to fry. The oil should be heated at 360-370 degrees Fahrenheit, but since I didn’t have an oil thermometer on hand, I just had the oil heating while I did all the other steps so it would be nice and hot. It seemed to work out pretty well. I fried the pieces, 2 at a time, until each was golden brown on both sides. When each set of two pieces was finished, I set them on paper towels to drain and doused them with powdered sugar.
These were delicious, and the whole house smelled of fried dough. Someone needs to make that smell into a scented candle. Check them out:
Oh, yes. A little closer:
Yup, they’re worth the calories!
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June 11th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
*GASP!* Oh, Tracy…now, where exactly do you live?!?
I see a house guest from Houston in your future!
June 11th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
LOL, I live in New York…but you are still welcome to come on over!!
June 12th, 2009 at 7:33 am
The last time I had these was in New Orleans and I am having a serious craving right now…they look great!
June 12th, 2009 at 7:34 am
Oh, and I am in NJ, so be careful inviting people over
June 12th, 2009 at 8:52 am
Thanks! And haha, you are welcome to come over too!!
April 7th, 2010 at 9:33 am
Wish I could have one right now! Love Beignets and they are fun to make too!
April 7th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
Great job on these beignets. They looks so light and tasty.
April 7th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
Fried dough..yum! These look so tasty!