The Art of French Pastry

defrosted. Proceed with the baking instructions above. The slices can also be frozen after baking. In this case, de ...

BEIGNETS ...

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YIELD | 15 BEIGNETS 2-DAY RECIPE BASE TEMPERATURE | 54°C It’s difficult to resist warm, freshly made beignets ...

much less butter in it than a regular brioche dough, are the type that I grew up eating around Mardi G ...

Pastry School, and when the time comes they never stop reminding me to bring some home. They like them ...

two are not comparable, even though the beignet, brought to New Orleans by the French more than 200 years ago, ...

people who insist on the attributes of shortening when it comes to texture, but it can’t do anything that but ...

they can always shape them like and even call them doughnuts, but these will be made with quality ing ...

ingredients instead of shortening and chemicals? BEFORE YOU BEGIN Get out the following equipment and allow all of the ...

your butter is soft): Digital scale, set to metric weights 1 digital thermometer KitchenAid or stand mixer fitted wi ...

1 medium mixing bowl Plastic wrap 1 large shallow pan or wok 1 sheet pan 2 hand towels 1 large mixing bowl ...

1 pastry bag fitted with a ¼-inch tip if filling the beignets Read this recipe through twice from start to ...

Flipping the beignets over as soon as you drop them into the oil ensures that both sides are seared and ...

minutes without flipping it right away you will see that the side that is not sitting in the oil is expanding ...

spherical shape. This problem is unfortunately difficult to correct; if it does happen, you will have to keep fl ...

INGREDIENTS This dough is very similar to brioche dough, but the big difference is that water is used instead ...

doughs must always be low in fat because they will soak up a certain amount of fat during the frying process. ...

340°F/171°C before you add the items to be fried. This temperature is crucial, as the high heat will sear t ...

items are fried at a higher temperature (up to 375°F/190°C), but we cannot use such a high temperature for these ...