EASY BEIGNETS
Easy beignets will become a favorite to make for breakfast and serve your family and friends with coffee.
We Southerners love beignets! If you have ever been to Cafe du Monde in New Orleans and had their famous chicory coffee and beignets you know what I am talking about. A beignet is a pastry made from dough and deep-fried then rolled in confectioners sugar. (A doughnut without the hole) This is an easy way to make these little treats and you won’t be able to stop eating them! A great family activity because children love them as well as adults. I am posting two recipes here. One is made with canned biscuits and the other is made from “scratch” with flour. They are both good and great with coffee, y’all!
Two ways to make easy beignets!
Chocolate Beignets
1 regular can of biscuits
chocolate chips
oil for frying (enough to make about 2 inches of oil in a skillet or deep fryer)
powdered sugar
chocolate syrup
Spread each biscuit into a circle and add 4 chocolate chips and fold the biscuit in half, pressing edges together. Drop each biscuit into oil around 350 degrees. They will come to the top as soon as you drop them in oil. Turn to brown both sides and remove from oil with a slotted spoon. Have a bowl of powdered sugar ready and roll hot beignets in sugar. Drizzle with chocolate syrup. Makes 10 beignets. Enjoy!
We like these with and without chocolate syrup. You can also make these leaving out the chocolate chips for just plain biscuit beignets.
Regular Beignets
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon oil
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Honey, Syrup, Molasses or Powdered Sugar (Optional)
Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Mix well in a bowl with a wire whisk. Beat milk, egg, oil and vanilla together and add to dry mixture. Beat batter with whisk until smooth. Drop by tablespoon full into hot oil either in skillet or deep fryer. Cook to golden brown on each side being careful not to burn. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with powdered sugar or drizzle with honey, syrup or molasses. Makes about 24 beignets.
Easy Beignets
Ingredients
Chocolate Beignets Ingredients
- 1 regular can of biscuits
- chocolate chips
- oil for frying enough to make about 2 inches of oil in skillet or deep fryer
- powdered sugar
- chocolate syrup
Regular Beignets Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Honey Syrup, Molasses or Powdered Sugar (Optional)
Instructions
Chocolate Beignets Instructions
- Spread each biscuit into a circle and add 4 chocolate chips and fold the biscuit in half, pressing edges together. Drop each biscuit into oil around 350 degrees. They will come to the top as soon as you drop them in oil. Turn to brown both sides and remove from oil with slotted spoon.
- Have a bowl of powdered sugar ready and roll hot beignets in sugar. Drizzle with chocolate syrup. Makes 10 beignets. Enjoy!We like these with and without the chocolate syrup. You can also make these leaving out the chocolate chips for just plain biscuit beignets.
Regular Beignets Instructions
- Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Mix well in a bowl with a wire whisk. Beat milk, egg, oil and vanilla together and add to dry mixture. Beat batter with whisk until smooth.
- Drop by tablespoon full into hot oil either in skillet or deep fryer. Cook to golden brown on each side being careful not to burn. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with powdered sugar or drizzle with honey, syrup or molasses. Makes about 24 beignets.
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