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Serves
about 50 (1 tbsp batter)
Author Notes
These are my mom's beignet recipe. They are very popular in Haiti as dessert, and even more so during carnival in February. You will find them addictive. They are different from the beignets served in New Orleans because our version contains mashed bananas, and are not as puffy. Serve them sprinkled with granulated sugar. —Regine
Ingredients
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5 ripe
medium bananas, mashed
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2 cups
all purpose flour
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1 teaspoon
baking powder
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2
large eggs, beaten
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1/2 cup
milk (my preference) or water
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3/4 cup
granulated sugar, plus more to sprinkle on beignets before serving
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2 teaspoons
vanilla extract
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pinch of
salt
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optional - pinch of
cinnamon and/or ginger and/or nutmeg powder
Directions
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Mix all ingredients until well combined. You can even prepare in advance and refrigerate. Take 1 heaping tbsp worth of batter for each beignet and fry in hot oil (in a pan with about 3/4 to 1 cup of vegetable oil). Do not overcrowd because you need space to flip them (maybe 30 secs to 1 min per side). Add more oil as needed. I usually fry no more than 4-5 at a time. Serve generously sprinkled with sugar (I prefer regular sugar over powdered sugar).
If you do not want to use all the batter at once, you can refrigerate any leftover for later use. Also, you can fry in advance and then warm them up (spread on a large
cookie sheet) in oven.
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