Beignet #BM38

Name: Beignet #BM38
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 15-number
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter (melted); 1/4 cup water .; 1/4 teaspoon salt .; 1 cup all-purpose flour .; 1/2 cup yogurt . .; 1/2 tsp Baking soda .; 2 tbsps castor sugar .; . oil for deep frying; icing sugar .

pinksocks @cook_7828550

I have been fascinated by Bignet's ever since I laid my eyes on them on a TLC show. These pillows of fried dough with loads of sugar on top are as delicious as well. Love love love them.
For the BM#38 series for the week, I have chosen fried dough as the theme.
Check out the **Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 38

pinksocks @cook_7828550

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Ingredients

10 mins

15-number

1/4 cupbutter (melted)
1/4 cupwater .
1/4 teaspoonsalt .
1 cupall-purpose flour .
1/2 cupyogurt . .
1/2 tspBaking soda .
2 tbspscastor sugar .
. oil for deep frying
icing sugar .

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Steps

10 mins

1

In a bowl, mix slat, baking soda, castor sugar and all purpose flour.
2

Now add butter and mix it in the flour.
3

Add the yogurt next.
4

We need to make a soft dough.
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Now add water as need be.
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The dough will be little sticky, but we need to knead it until it all comes together properly.
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Let it rest on the table counter in a oiled pan, covered with cling film, for about 2 hours.
8

It shall be fermented till then, roll it out and cut shapes that you desire.
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Fry them in the hot oil (on a medium high heat) until they get an even color.
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Take them out on a paper towel.
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Serve with a generous amount of dusting of icing sugar on top.