N°206(recette) beignet de carnaval/Fueskichelcher typiquement Luxembourgeois

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: mashed potatoes

Sweet potatoes add nutrients and a different flavor.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Whole wheat flour increases fiber content.

egg

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: aquafaba

Flaxseed meal is a vegan alternative that binds well.

oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Olive oil is healthier but may be more expensive.

Welcome everyone to the kitchen for a Luxembourgish recipe.

The dish is called 'beignets de carnaval' or 'fausse couche' in Luxembourgish.

For this recipe, you will need 1 kg of flour, 300 ml of milk, 42 g of yeast, a pinch of salt, 15 g of butter at room temperature, 2 tablespoons of crème fraîche, and 150 g of sugar.

Start by warming up a bit of the 300 ml milk in the microwave for 15 seconds.

In a bowl, mix the yeast with the warmed milk.

In a separate bowl, add 200 to 300 g of flour and then pour the yeast mixture into it.

Add the remaining flour, leaving a small amount for later use when rolling out the dough.

Add the sugar and a pinch of salt to the mixture.

Knead the dough by hand until it becomes smooth and no longer sticks to your fingers. Alternatively, you can use a mixer.

Make a small hole in the dough and add the rest of the milk and the 2 tablespoons of crème fraîche (added off-camera).

Continue kneading until the dough is smooth and elastic.

Add the butter at room temperature and knead until fully incorporated.

Form the dough into a ball and let it rest for 15 minutes at room temperature, covered with a cloth.

After resting, sprinkle flour on the table and roll out the dough to about 1 cm thick.

Cut the dough into strips and tie them into knots to form the beignets.

Let the shaped beignets rest for another 15 minutes.

Prepare a frying pan with clean frying oil for deep frying the beignets.

Once the oil is hot, fry the beignets until they are golden brown.

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