Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse

Corsican Chestnut Beignets

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  • Level: Intermediate
  • Total: 2 hr 55 min
  • Prep: 25 min
  • Inactive: 2 hr
  • Cook: 30 min
  • Yield: 10 servings
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Ingredients

Directions

  1. Preheat the fryer to 360 degrees F.
  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, fitted with a dough hook, add the yeast, sugar, shortening, and milk, mix for 2 minutes. Add the egg. Mix well. Add 2 cups of the flour, the chestnut flour and salt. Beat at low speed until all of the flour is incorporated, about 1 minute. Then beat at medium speed until the mixture forms a ball, leaves the sides of the bowl, and climbs up the dough hook. Remove the dough from the bowl.
  3. Using your hands, form the dough into a smooth ball. Lightly oil a bowl. Place the dough in the bowl and turn it to oil all sides. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside in a warm, draft-free place until it doubles in size, about 2 hours.
  4. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and pat the dough into a rectangle about 1-inch thick. Lightly dust the surface of the dough. Roll out the rectangle to 12 1/2 inches long by 10 inches wide and about 1/4-inch thick. With a sharp knife, cut the dough into 20 (2 1/2-inch) square beignets. Fry the beignets, a couple at a time until golden brown and crispy on all sides, about 3 to 5 minutes.
  5. Remove and drain on paper towels. Drizzle with honey or sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve warm.

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