Buttermilk Beignets Recipe
Super delightful Buttermilk Beignets Recipe made with Whole Wheat. Enjoy the most traditional and a unique version of buttermilk beignets.
Servings: 30 pieces
Ingredients
- 250 gm Whole Wheat Flour
- 120 ml Milk
- 60 ml Buttermilk
- 1/2 tsp Yeast
- 2 tbsp Brown Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 300 ml Oil For Frying
- 3 tbsp Icing Sugar
- 100 gm Chocolate Dark Chocolate
- 1 tbsp Butter For Chocolate Ganache
Instructions
- In a bowl add lukewarm milk. Add sugar and yeast to it. Stir it and keep it aside until it froths.
- In a jar take buttermilk and add vanilla extract to it. Stir it and keep aside.
- Once yeast froths, add flour, salt, baking soda and buttermilk solution to it. Start mixing it.
- Add butter and mix it into the dough. Do not knead this dough.
- Once everything comes together, just cover the bowl with cling wrap and keep it in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours.
- Once dough doubles, take it out of the refrigerator. Punch the dough to release the air.
- Divide the dough into two equal portions.
- For fried Beignets, In a pan, pour enough oil for frying. Bring into 180 °C on medium heat.
- On a lightly floured surface roll the one portion of dough into a rectangular sheet of a ½ inch thickness. Using a knife cut 1x1 inches squares out of it.
- Fry them until golden and puffed. Then transfer on a kitchen towel and dust with icing sugar.
- For baked Beignets, transfer a few of the squares to the lined baking tray. Cover them with a kitchen towel and keep aside for the second rise.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven at 180 °C and bake the squares in preheated oven for 20
minutes. - After baking, let them come on room temperature and then coat with melted chocolate.
- Our two versions of Buttermilk Beignets are ready to serve.
Notes
- Every ingredient in the recipe and its quantity has its own significance. Do not alter them.
- This recipe is a tried and tested recipe. Substitute the ingredient/s only at your own risk.
- You can adjust the servings of this recipe in the “Recipe Card” and all the ingredients and their measurement will automatically adjust.
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- Buttermilk is not easily available in many places. In that case, whisk a ¼ cup of fresh yogurt with ¾ cup water. Or add 1 tsp vinegar to 1 cup milk. Keep it aside for 5 minutes. Buttermilk is ready.