If there was a silver lining in all this, it's that I've been eating GREAT! Tons of restaurants are stepping up and releasing their recipes for us to make at home.
Remember when Ikea released their Swedish meatball recipe?
How about when the Cheesecake Factory gave us 20 of their iconic dishes?
Or when Doubletree hotels gave us the secret to their cookies, or when Disneyland taught us how to make churros?
Well now Disney is back and they are bringing us their beignet recipe!
Here is what you'll need:
1/2 teaspoon dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (105°)
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 egg
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup boiling water
Vegetable oil for frying
Powdered sugar
Here's how to make them:
Sprinkle yeast over warm water in a small bowl, stirring to dissolve. Let stand for 5 minutes.
Combine sugar, shortening, salt, heavy cream, egg, flour and boiling water in a large bowl; stir in yeast mixture. With the dough hook attachment of an electric mixer on medium speed, mix the dough just until combined and smooth. Let dough rest for 30 minutes.
Roll to 1/4-inch thickness and cut individual beignets with a Mickey Mouse-shaped cutter or cut into 2 1/2 to 3-inch squares. Cover with a towel and let the dough rise until doubled in size in a warm, draft-free area, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Using caution, heat 3 inches of vegetable oil to 350°F in a deep, heavy pot over medium-high heat. Fry beignets until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes, turning as soon as they brown on one side. Remove with tongs and place on paper towels to drain. Dust warm beignets with powdered sugar and serve immediately.
Do you think you'll try to make these at home? If so, call me over...oh wait...nevermind.