Sweet Beignets
By: Anonymous
Published: Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 11:52pm

Ingredients




2 quarts Vegetable oil for deep-frying
cup Sifted flour + extra for rolling
teaspoon Cream of tartar
teaspoon Baking soda
teaspoon Nutmeg
teaspoon Salt
1 cup Sugar
4 Eggs lightly beaten
cup Vegetable shortening melted
cup Milk
teaspoon Grated lemon rind
Powdered sugar in a sugar shaker

Preparation

1 In a deep-fryer heat oil over medium-high heat to 365 degrees. 2 Into a bowl sift together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. In a large bowl whisk together sugar and eggs; stir in melted shortening, milk and lemon rind. Using a wooden spoon, beat dry ingredients into egg mixture until a biscuit-like dough forms. Lightly flour work surface and turn out dough. Pat dough out to a 1/4-inch thick round. Use a 2 1/2- to 3-inch biscuit cutter to cut rounds. Reroll scraps. 3 Fry beignets in small batches about 4 minutes or until golden, turning several times to color evenly. Using a slotted spoon gently remove beignets and drain thoroughly on paper towels. Shake powdered sugar over beignets and serve immediately. 4 This recipe yields about 1 dozen 2 1/2-inch beignets.