French Market Beignet Doughnuts

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 ounce dry yeast (one envelope)
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 4 cups sifted flour, divided
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 1/3 cup boiling water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 1 egg, beaten
• powdered sugar, sifted

Recipe

• 1 dissolve the yeast in the warm water and set aside.
• 2 sift the flour and set aside.
• 3 pour the boiling water over the shortening and stir until the shortening is melted.
• 4 preheat deep fryer to 360 degrees fahrenheit.
• 5 in a large bowl, combine 2 cups of the sifted flour with the sugar and salt, melted shortening, evaporated milk, egg, and yeast mixture.
• 6 add enough additional flour to form a shaggy dough. the amount of flour is a guesstimate; humidity may cause you to need a touch more or less.
• 7 turn out onto a lightly floured surface and roll thin - somewhere between 1/4-inch and 1/8-inch thick.
• 8 using a pizza wheel, cut the dough into 2-inch squares.
• 9 drop into hot fryer and brown on one side until golden; flip and brown on the other side.
• 10 remove and drain on paper towels.
• 11 sprinkle with sifted powdered sugar.
• 12 serve immediately with a great cup of chicory joe.