French petits beignets (doughnuts)

French petits beignets (doughnuts)

Recipe by : Magimix
9 rates
Preparation : 20 min
Cooking : 10 min
Total time : 2 h
Rest : 1 h 30
Equipment

Rolling pin Cookie cutter Kitchen brush

8 people

120 ml of semi-skimmed milk

1 sachet of dry baker's yeast (5 g)

320 g of plain flour

25 g of butter

50 g of sugar

1 egg

1 tsp of salt

15 ml of semi-skimmed milk

40 g of butter

40 g of brown sugar

Tips

Alternatively, prove the dough in the stainless steel bowl on EXPERT programme 30 minutes / speed 0 / 35°C.

RECIPE STEPS
1
Add the milk and the yeast into the metal bowl and run the programme.
  • 120 ml of semi-skimmed milk
  • 1 sachet of dry baker's yeast (5 g)
Expert 02:30 / 3 / 37°C
2
Add the remaining ingredients, in the order that they are listed, and run the programme.
  • 320 g of plain flour
  • 25 g of butter
  • 50 g of sugar
  • 1 tsp of salt
  • 1 egg
Bread/Brioche 02:00 / 5 /
3
The programme will stop after one minute. If needed, scrape down the wall of the bowl and press Auto to finish the programme.
4
Transfer the dough from the metal bowl into a deep dish. Cover with a damp cloth and leave to rest for 1 hour in your oven at 30°C.
5
Preheat your oven to 190°C. On a floured work surface, knock back the dough and roll it out to a thickness to 1.5cm.
6
Use a cookie cutter (about 4cm in diameter) to cut pieces of dough and place them onto a baking tray lined with baking paper. Cover the dough with a dry cloth and leave it to rest for 30 minutes at room temperature and away from draughts.
7
Use a kitchen brush to brush the dough with milk and then bake them for 10 minutes.
  • 15 ml of semi-skimmed milk
8
Brush the beignets with melted butter and sprinkle with brown sugar.
  • 40 g of butter
  • 40 g of brown sugar