Chocolate beignets

Name: Chocolate beignets
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: Makes 48
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon oil; 1 tablespoon potato flour or cornflour; 1 egg; pinch of salt; 2 egg whites; 225 ml (7¼ fl oz) beer; 1 tablespoon caster sugar; 300 g (10 oz) good-quality dark chocolate, chopped; 200 ml (6½ fl oz) thick (double) cream; cocoa powder, to dust; oil, for deep-frying; flour, to dust; 250 g (8 oz) plain flour; 1 tablespoon potato flour or cornflour

Preparation info

Makes
48

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 50

Appears in

Chocolate

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

About

These little fritters are crisp on the outside, with a soft, chocolaty filling. They are delicious served hot with vanilla ice cream.

Ingredients

300 g (10 oz) good-quality dark chocolate, chopped
200 ml (6½ <

Pastry
Chocolate
Vegetarian

Method

Put the chopped chocolate in a bowl. Half fill a saucepan with water and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat and place the bowl over the pan, making sure it is not touching the water. Leave the chocolate to melt slowly, then remove the bowl from the pan. Heat the cream in a small saucepan until it is just at boiling point. Pour onto the chocolate and whisk until sm