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Air-fryer honey beignets

2
Points® value
Total Time
2 hr 30 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
32
Difficulty
Easy
The sweet fritters are as puffy as pillows and taste even better if the dough rises overnight in the fridge. They are best enjoyed with a cup of coffee— and if you want to go full-on New Orlean's style, serve with chickory coffee.

Ingredients

Calorie controlled cooking spray

4 spray(s)

Honey

85 g

Dried baking yeast

2 teaspoon(s)

Light Evaporated Milk

50 ml

Egg, whole, raw

1 large, raw, beaten

Strong White Flour (bread flour)

440 g

Icing Sugar

2 teaspoon(s), level

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, mix together 100ml warm water, ½ tsp honey and the yeast. Stand for 5-10 minutes, until the yeast turns a little foamy. Whisk the remaining honey, milk and egg in a small bowl.
  2. Meanwhile, sift 270g of the flour into a large bowl and make a well in the centre. Pour the two wet mixtures into the flour and stir gently to combine until a smooth batter forms. Gradually mix in 100g flour and keep mixing until the dough is stiff enough to gather into a solid sticky ball (add a little more flour if it isn’t). Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead for 3-4 minutes until smooth and elastic. Try to refrain from adding more flour and instead dampen hands with water as you knead.
  3. Mist a large clean bowl with cooking spray. Transfer the dough to the bowl and cover with a damp clean cloth. Allow to sit at room temperature for 1-2 hours until tripled in size.
  4. Lightly flour a rimmed baking tray. Punch the dough down and stretch out on a work surface into a rectangle. Cut the dough into 32 squares and place on the prepared baking tray. Cover with a damp towel and let rise for 30-45 minutes.
  5. Preheat the air fryer to 200°C and mist the basket with cooking spray. Arrange a few pieces of dough in the basket in a single layer and cook for 2-4 mins until puffed and golden brown. Repeat with the remaining beignets. Dust the beignets with icing sugar and serve immediately.

Notes

If you have the time - instead of covering the dough with a damp cloth in Step 3, cover the bowl with clingfilm and refrigerate overnight. Let sit at room temperature for 2 hours before continuing.