March 7, 2019

Hey friends! Currently writing to ya’ll from New Orleans, Louisiana! In honor of The Big Easy, we’re celebrating with the most delicious vegan Beignets!

Because I’m in full blow vacation mode, I’m gonna make this short and sweet, so grab a chicory coffee and let’s get to cookin’ the best damn vegan beignets!

I’m not gonna pretend like I came up with this recipe on my own. It’s highly adapted from Paula Deen’s recipe for French Quarter Beignets. It used to be my favorite Beignet recioe long before I was vegan, and I wanted to prove that it’s so easy to veganize recipes with a simple swap of just a few ingredients. To be honest, these vegan beignets are better than the original, non-vegan recipe.

We also served them at a Cajun themed pop-up we hosted a few months ago and they were a huge hit!!!

Beignets are commonly known in New Orleans as a breakfast served with powdered sugar on top. They are traditionally prepared right before consumption to be eaten fresh and hot, although they’re still tasty af any time of the day. We used a combination of bread flour and pastry flour, which gives these vegan beignets the perfect consistency and texture. We like to coat our vegan beignets with powdered sugar as soon as they come out of the fryer, so the sugar sticks to the, while they’re hot and fresh!

We hope you guys love these vegan beignets as much as we do! If you give them a try, make sure to snap a photo and tag me on Instagram at @eat_figs_not_pigs. I love seeing your recreations of our recipes! Til next time, friends!

XOXO!

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Vegan Beignets

 

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Prep time

2 hours 15 mins

Cook time

10 mins

Total time

2 hours 25 mins

 

The flakiest, fluffiest vegan pastry deep fried to golden brown perfection and dusted with confectioner's sugar.

Author: Ashley

Recipe type: Vegan

Cuisine: American/French

Serves: 30 Vegan Beignets

Ingredients

• 1½ cups lukewarm water
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 1 envelope active dry yeast
• 2 vegan eggs such as Bob's Red Mill or Ener-G, prepared according to package directions
• 1¼ teaspoons salt
• 1 - 12.2 oz can vegan evaporated milk, such as Nature's Charm
• 5 cups bread flour
• 2 cups pastry flour
• ¼ cup vegan shortening
• Oil, for deep-frying
• Vegan confectioner’s sugar for coating.

Instructions

1. First, mix the lukewarm water with the granulated sugar and yeast in a large bowl. Let it sit for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, beat the salt and evaporated milk into the vegan eggs; then, mix the egg mixture with the yeast mixture.
2. In a separate bowl,mix together both of the flours. Start by adding 3 cups of the flour to the yeast mixture, stirring to combine. Add the shortening and continue to stir while slowly adding the remaining flour. Remove the dough from the bowl, place it onto a lightly floured surface, and knead it until it’s smooth, about 5 minutes.
3. Spray a large bowl with nonstick spray, put dough into the bowl, and cover it with plastic wrap or a towel. Let the dough rise in a warm place for at least 2 hours.
4. Preheat oil in a deep-fryer to 350 °F.
5. Roll the dough out to about ¼-inch thickness and cut into 1-inch squares. Deep-fry the dough, flipping constantly, until the pastries become a golden-brown, about 5-6 minutes. After the beignets are fried, transfer them to a paper towel-lined plate and dust them with confectioners’ sugar.
6. Enjoy hot!

Notes

1. We find our egg replacer at specialty health food stores such as Whole Foods, Sprouts, and Lassens. Sometimes your local grocery store may carry a vegan egg substitute, but if not, you can use flax eggs - there are tons of easy recipes online! 2. The same goes for the vegan condensed milk. Again, if you don't have access to vegan condensed milk, there are tons of recipes online that use ingredients that are easily accessible.
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