Beignets

Beignets.  Fluffy little pillows of sugar and happiness.  The Original and the Blog.

10g Yeast
375ml Luke Warm Water
100g Sugar
1tsp Salt
2 Eggs
250ml Evaporated Milk
840g Flour (7 cups)
60g Butter


- Mix the yeast and water.

- Add the sugar, salt, eggs and evaporated milk and mix well.

- Add 480g flour (4 cups), and mix smooth.  I'll be honest, I just add all the flour and the butter and mix it in the mixer with the dough hook.  But for those that don't have one, mix in the 4 cups.

- Add the butter and mix smooth.

- Add the rest of the flour, and mix smooth (betcha wish you had a mixer now, don't you?)

- Roll out a handful of dough at a time into a squarish sheet of about 2-3 mm.  Cut in squares as big as you want, though I'd recommend about 4x4 cm.

- Deep fry in a wok (you know how I love deep frying in one of these babies), drain on paper towel and dust with icing sugar while warm.

-  Have a cup of coffee or tea and pat yourself on the back.