Mardi gras idea: simple way of making delicious beignet

If you like doughnuts but find them to hard then you really need to give this a go. Just easy and delicious just a beignet. Originally made those to celebrate Halloween but you can use those lovely, puffy, airy and delicious doughnuts balls for Mardi gras as well. Written recipe here: https://goo.gl/Yt2e7D



Ingredients used in this recipe:

For the Choux pastry:

50cl (half liter) / 2.113 cups of Full cream Milk
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120 grams / 0.52 cups of plain butter
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1 teaspoon of fine salt
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100 grams / 0.52 cups of granulated sugar
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300 grams /2.4 cups of plain flour
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5 whole eggs
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A few zest of grated lemon (optional)
Flavoring of your choice which - avoid food colorings (optional)
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For the deep frying:
in this recipe I used 2 litres / 4.2 US pints of canola oil
but you can use peanut oil or grapeseed oil
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Coating and fillings:
Granulated sugar or icing sugar.
Jams, salted caramel in jar, chestnut cream or anything you can come up with.

Props used:
1 small black Cauldron
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Halloween eyes (ping pong balls with painted eyes on them)
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Full step by step text recipe:
https://goo.gl/Yt2e7D


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