Brunch Beignets Recipe

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Brunch Beignets
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Ingredients:

  • 8 cups water
  • 8 cups milk (16 cups=1 gallon)
  • 8 large eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup salt
  • 1/2 cup baking powder (16 tbsp=1 cup)
  • 1 gallon vegetable oil
  • 2 lbs confectioners' sugar

Directions:

  1. Combine all wet ingredients: water, milk, beaten eggs and vanilla extract. Mix well.
  2. Combine in a very very large container all dry ingredients: flour, sugar, salt, baking powder. Mix well.
  3. Add all the wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Mix well by hand or with beater. Beat until batter is slightly thicker than pancake batter. Thin with water or add flour to thicken. No lumps.
  4. Pour oil half way up the side of a large cast Iron Dutch Oven. Heat oil to 360'F.
  5. Drop batter by tablesponfulls into hot oil. Turning often to brown both sides until dark golden brown.
  6. Remove from oil into mesh strainer, drain and then dump into rectanguliar pan lined with paper towels and roll around to remove excess oil. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar and serve 2 or 3 on plate.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 11637.66 Kcal (48725 kJ)
Calories from fat 7983.24 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 887.03g 1365%
Cholesterol 381.8mg 127%
Sodium 14551.15mg 606%
Potassium 4780.92mg 102%
Total Carbs 869.73g 290%
Sugars 279.5g 1118%
Dietary Fiber 23.1g 92%
Protein 102.7g 205%
Iron 11.9mg 66%
Calcium 2125mg 213%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 383.73 Kcal (1607 kJ)
Calories from fat 263.23 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.25g 1365%
Cholesterol 12.59mg 127%
Sodium 479.8mg 606%
Potassium 157.64mg 102%
Total Carbs 28.68g 290%
Sugars 9.22g 1118%
Dietary Fiber 0.76g 92%
Protein 3.39g 205%
Iron 0.4mg 66%
Calcium 70.1mg 213%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 305.9
    Points
  • 330
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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