Easy Beignets Recipe

Create tasty New Orleans style fried doughnuts with our simple beignet recipe. Serve these with milk or hot cocoa for a Café Au Lait feel kids will love! Ingredients: (Makes 30 doughnuts)

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 4 eggs
• Oil for deep frying
• 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

1. Add butter and water to a medium saucepan and heat until melted.
2. Add salt and flour. Stir until you form a sticky batter.
3. Add 1 egg at a time and beat the batter until smooth.
4. Add vanilla and mix.
5. Heat the oil to 375 degrees. Use a spoon to add small mounds of dough. Fry several dough balls at a time for about 6 minutes for each batch. Beignets are done when they are golden brown on each side.
6. Drain beignets on a paper towel and serve warm. Dust with the confectionary sugar and serve with milk or hot chocolate.