Beignets Soufflés

Although most people think of doughnuts as ring-shaped cakes, the original version did not have a hole, but was a small lump of dough. The most delicate of all these fried pastries is the beignet soufflé of French origin, for it is made with cream-puff paste. When the dough is dropped into hot fat, it explodes to create a hollow center, and this accounts for its delicate nature.