Beignets


Ingredients
3 cups (415g) all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
¾ teaspoon kosher salt
3 tablespoons sugar, divided
1 cup warm whole milk, about 100°F
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 large egg
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 ½ to 2 quarts vegetable oil
3 cups powdered sugar

Directions
Combine 3 cups of flour, salt, and 2 tablespoons of sugar.
In a 4 cup measuring glass or medium bowl, combine the warm milk (it should be about 110°F), remaining tablespoon of sugar, and yeast, and allow it to sit until foamy, about 5 minutes.
Beat the egg into the foamy milk mixture and add the mixture to the mixing bowl of flour.
Mix by hand or using the paddle attachment with your stand mixer set to low or medium low, until you get a wet dough with shaggy dry bits throughout.
Swap out the paddle attachment for the dough hook.
Add the melted butter. Set the mixer to medium-low until the butter is incorporated, about 1 minute.
Turn the mixer up to medium or medium-high and knead on the hook for about 6 minutes.
The dough should be tacky to the touch but not so wet that you can’t handle it.
Shape the dough and let it rise
Shape the dough into a ball and place it in a greased bowl.
Cover with plastic and allow it to rise until doubled in size, 1 to 2 hours depending on the temperature of the room.
Fill a large 4-quart pot with a few inches of vegetable oil (about 2 quarts). Set a cooling rack over a baking sheet and place it next to the pot of oil along with tongs.
Sift 3 cups of powdered sugar into a medium-sized mixing bowl and set next to the rack and a sheet pan.
Cut the dough
Once the dough has risen, turn it out onto a floured surface and roll it out into an oblong shape (about 10 inches by 14 inches and 1/4 inch thick).
Cut the dough into 16 rough rectangles and cover with a flour-dusted tea towel to rest while you heat the oil.
Heat the frying oil to 325°F.
Fry the beignets in batches until golden, about 1½ to 2 minutes per side.
Drain and coat the beignets in sugar
Serve warm with another generous dusting of powdered sugar and hot coffee on the side.

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