Comments on: French Bakery Beignets

By: Audrey

Audrey — Sun, 22 Oct 2023 15:18:07 +0000

Thank you so very much, Bob! These sure are a winner. So, so comforting and so hard to eat just one.

I had to recheck my notes because we rarely ever have any left as we’ll eat a bunch and give away the rest for others to enjoy. Beignets are absolutely best consumed the day of baking. That being said, if you have leftovers, I’d suggest keeping them in an airtight container, or wrap individually in foil/plastic wrap, and microwave for 10-20sec to freshen them up (just don’t stick the foil in the microwave!). You’ll find they aren’t quite the same the next day, but still good!

By: Bob Spitz

Bob Spitz — Sun, 22 Oct 2023 15:04:06 +0000

These were so easy to make and so delicious. Can you suggest how long they will keep fresh and how to store them?

By: Audrey

Audrey — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 14:27:46 +0000

In reply to Amanda. Thank you so much, Amanda! I absolutely love these pillows of joy... I need to make some soon for my husband and I! I'm glad you mentioned how much easier than expected they were to make, because it's something I really want to emphasize about these beignets. So glad you enjoyed them, and love the fillings!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 04:38:17 +0000

I put off making these for so long because I thought they’d be too hard. Not only were they easy but they were unbelievably delicious! 1 batch makes so many of these things that I thought there’d be like 20 left over but there were only a couple left- we all demolished them. Half were filled with your strawberry jam recipe and the other half with one of your crème patissiere recipes (triple batch). I’d definitely make these for an event with lots of people. Thanks for sharing!

By: Audrey

Audrey — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 08:58:02 +0000

In reply to Debzilla. I am so glad to hear this. Funny enough, my husband has been heavy into pizza making lately and has been cold fermenting his doughs for 24-100+hrs in the fridge, and the flavors that come from it are amazing! So, I can only assume the extra ferment in the fridge helped lend some extra flavor to these donuts. I may have to give that a try myself!

By: Debzilla

Debzilla — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 21:14:36 +0000

I have been looking at this recipe for a while and late in the day yesterday tried it. I ended up running out of time so after the 2 hour rise, I placed it in the fridge overnight. These turned out absolutely perfect, every single one of them! We decided no need to fill them, they are simply amazing rolled in a bit of sugar

By: Audrey

Audrey — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 11:22:35 +0000

In reply to Stephanie. Yes, I should have added this to the recipe's instructions - 1 cup milk is 240ml. Happy baking!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 19:22:38 +0000

Hi, I want to make these this weekend. But as cup measures differ between here and there – can you let me know the volume of your liquid cup for milk/oil please preferably in ml ? Many thanks.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:46:30 +0000

In reply to Audrey. ah i see, thank you!

By: Audrey

Audrey — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 12:02:31 +0000

In reply to Crystal.

Unfortunately no. If you would like to make baked beignets I would recommend using a recipe specifically tailored towards baking. Here is one, from a blogger I really like: https://joythebaker.com/2019/10/baked-beignets/