New Orleans-Style Beignets Recipe - Los Angeles Times

Name: New Orleans-Style Beignets Recipe - Los Angeles Times
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon plus 1/2 cup sugar, divided; 1 envelope active dry yeast; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 4 cups flour, plus extra for work surface, divided; 1 cup whole milk; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom, nutmeg or cinnamon (untraditional and optional); 1 large egg, at room temperature; Peanut or vegetable oil for deep-frying; At least 2 cups powdered sugar for dusting

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Deep-frying is the bacon of cooking techniques: It makes everything taste better. Do it with beignets, though, and you get the irresistible results in a more lyrical package. The word is almost as...

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Ingredients

1 teaspoon plus 1/2 cup sugar, divided
1 envelope active dry yeast
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
4 cups flour, plus extra for work surface, divided
1 cup whole milk
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom, nutmeg or cinnamon (untraditional and optional)
1 large egg, at room temperature
Peanut or vegetable oil for deep-frying
At least 2 cups powdered sugar for dusting