Cinnamon And Sugar Beignets

Total Time: 5 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 2 tablespoons yeast
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, soft
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 eggs, large
• 1 egg yolk, from large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• vegetable oil, for deep-frying

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine the warm water, yeast and 1 teaspoons of the sugar. set in a warm place for 10 minutes.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream together the butter, remaining sugar and the cinnamon. add the eggs and yolk one at a time, beating well with a wooden spoon after each addition. beat in the yeast mixture, salt and flour until smooth.
• 3 cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in a warm spot until the dough has doubled in size, about 2 hours. punch down the dough in the bowl, cover again and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
• 4 heat the oil to 325 f (160 c). meanwhile, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and press to a 1" thickness. using a 2" cookie cutter dipped into flour, stamp out the beignets. press scraps together and pat into a 1" thickness. cut out the remaining beignets.
• 5 fry beignets, 4 at a time, turning occasionally until they're evenly browned (about 5 mins). with the slotted spoon, carefully scoop them out and place on a paper towel to absorb any excess oil. roll the beignets in the cinnamon sugar while they're still warm.
• 6 note: also good rolling them in powdered/confectioners sugar.