New Oreleans beignets

#1. They are addicting.
#2. You are going to eat way more of them than you should and you're gonne love it.
#3. You need to eat them fresh otherwise the magic it gone! And I mean within 30 minutes! Trust me on that!

 

 

 

Ingredients

• 1½ cups lukewarm water
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 envelope active dry yeast
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1¼ teaspoons salt
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 7 cups bread flour
• ¼ cup shortening
• Vegetable oil
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. Mix water, sugar, and yeast in a large bowl and let sit 10 minutes.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, salt, and evaporated milk together.
3. Add egg mixture to yeast mixture and mix.
4. Stir in 3 cups of bread flour.
5. Add shortening and stir in remaining flour.
6. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth.
7. Coat a large bowl with oil, place dough in bowl and cover with plastic wrap.
8. Let rise at least 2 hours or place in refrigerator overnight.
9. Pour about 3 inches of oil in a Dutch oven and heat to 350 degrees.
10. Roll dough to ¼-inch thickness and cut 2-inch squares. (This is easy to do with a pizza cutter.)
11. Working about 4 at a time, place in oil and fry, flipping continuously until they are golden brown.
12. Drain on paper towels and coat with powdered sugar.