Costas French Market Doughnuts (Beignets)

Name: Costas French Market Doughnuts (Beignets)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: European, American, Mediterranean
Ingredients: ½ cup water; 1 tablespoon yeast; ¼ cup shortening; ½ cup sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup boiling water; 1 cup evaporated milk; 2 eggs, beaten; 7 ½ cups flour; 1 quart vegetable oil for frying; 1 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:30min

As kids, we always put in a heart-filled request for these on Christmas Eve. It was quite a family affair - my mom would make up the dough, my dad would roll them out and cut them and then after frying them up, us kids would take turns shaking them in a paper bag with powdered sugar! I finally got to go to New Orleans and I was excited to get to try 'the real thing' at the famous Cafe Du Monde...I was SO HAPPY because my husband and I both said our recipe was a near carbon copy of CAFE DU MONDE! We've made this recipe for over 40 years and I promise it won't disappoint!

Updated at: Wed, 05 Oct 2022 11:40:37 GMT