Monday, June 26, 2006

Beignets

Sweet Potato Beignets
Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 2/3 cups milk
  • 1/4 cup sweet potatoes, cooked and mashed
  • Oil, enough to deep fry
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar
Directions
  1. Sift dry ingredients into a bowl.
  2. Add egg yolks to milk, mix well,
  3. add the sweet potatoes and mix well.
  4. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into the batter.
  5. Heat oil until very hot.
  6. Drop by spoonful into deep oil.
  7. Beignets will float and pop over when done. Remove when light brown. Sprinkle with the powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar.
From: Recipe Cottage

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