Cinnamon Apple Beignets

Name: Cinnamon Apple Beignets
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 2 eggs, separated; 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon; 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour; Salt; Vegetable or corn oil for deep-frying; 4 McIntosh apples; 2 tablespoons plus ½ cup sugar; 1 lemon, halved; 1 tablespoon corn oil; ⅔ cup milk

Preparation info

4
portions

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

Those light, wonderful beignets come to your kitchen straight from New Orleans. Serve them with your hottest, darkest coffee and you’ll truly believe you’re sitting in a café in the French Quarter.

Ingredients

1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
Salt
2 tablespoons plus ½ cup

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Sift the flour, a pinch of salt, the 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1 tablespoon of the cinnamon together in a large bowl. Add the egg yolks and ⅓ cup of the milk, and stir to form a smoot