Small Batch Beignets (Bread Machine) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup shortening
1 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dry yeast
1 egg
3 cups flour

Preparation

Measure all your ingredients out and have everything ready to go.
Heat the shortening and water together until the shortening is melted and the whole mixture is very warm but not scalding hot. Pour into bread machine.
Turn machine on and quickly add the other ingredients in the order listed and allow the bread machine to knead the dough for the full dough cycle.
Remove dough from pan to a flour-dusted surface and roll thin. Cut into squares and fry in hot oil just long enough for them to golden brown.
Drain and serve sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Tip: Beignets puff up two inches thick or more, so you need at least a couple of inches of oil in your pan.