Beignet Recipe with Cafe au Lait Icing

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a dairy-free option with similar frying properties.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk reduces calories and is suitable for lactose-intolerant individuals.

sugar

🥗Healthier: stevia

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Stevia lowers calories while brown sugar adds a richer flavor.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: aquafaba

Flaxseed meal provides a vegan alternative with binding properties.

Add strong bread flour to the mixer bowl.

Add one sachet of dried yeast to the flour.

Add sugar, a drop of vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt to the mixture.

Pour in milk and buttermilk to create a sticky dough.

Use the dough hook to mix the ingredients until well combined, noting that it will be difficult to knead by hand.

Knead the dough vigorously for about 5 minutes until it is sticky and tacky, looking for a wobble in the dough.

Cover the bowl with a tea towel and let the dough rest in a warm place for about 45 minutes to 1 hour until it has risen.

Flour the work surface generously and turn out the dough, noting how sticky it is.

Roll out the dough to a thickness of just less than 1 cm.

Heat oil in a pan, filling it halfway, and use a thermometer to check the temperature, aiming for 180°C.

Cut the rolled dough into pieces about 5 cm square.

Stretch each piece slightly before frying, shaking off excess flour to prevent the oil from getting dirty too quickly.

Lower the dough pieces slowly into the hot oil, away from you to avoid splashes.

Fry the beignets for about 60 to 90 seconds on each side until they are a perfect golden color.

Remove the beignets from the oil and drain them on kitchen roll while they are still hot.

Prepare a coffee icing by mixing powdered sugar with coffee essence, noting that this is not traditional but a variation.

Serve the beignets hot, dusted with powdered sugar, and optionally with a shot glass of coffee.

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