Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2010

Fantastically awesome and really easy! I was intimidated as I'd never worked with yeast dough, but these turned out great, I might add 1 T of vanilla next time. I had a friend and her kids over for beignets and coffee and the kids scarfed them up! I rolled out the leftover dough (this resipe makes a ton), cut it up and froze it so we can have beignets again. I will definitely make these again!

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yvonne9903

Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2010

This was a great recipe. Only thing was I didn't have shortening so I used butter. I only did half of the recipe and only fried half of the dough which was a lot for my husband and I. Very yummy and very similiar to the real thing - even my husband enjoyed them!

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MVG

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Queens, New York, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2010

Everyone in my family loved these!! Also, I thought they were pretty easy to make!

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Amanda

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2010

I'm only giving this treat 3 stars. There is definitely something missing. I added a lot of sugar to make it taste sweet. Don't think I'll be sleeping tonight. I'm sure my boys will enjoy it tomorrow morning and it will probably keep them going for the entire day. =(

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Laura

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Los Angeles, California, USA

Living In: Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2010

I followed the recipe and ended up with fried bricks after 4 hours total of my time. Wasted ingredients and wasted time.

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Amandandoug

Living In: Glasgow, Kentucky, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2010

Perfect,Perfect,Perfect. Love 'em. My kids actually liked them better that we had at Cafe D'...they all want them for their birthday breakfast!...Husband also likes them drizzled with chocolate frosting.

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kris71

Reviewed: Jul. 21, 2010

I tried this recipe on a whim and am SO glad I did. I have never tried beignets before, so I have no frame of reference, but these were fantastic. I did notice that the dough was a little bland, so I added 1 1/2 teaspoons of almond extract and it worked wonderfully. I also cooked them in a fryer on the back porch, I found that the summer heat helped them to rise slightly before I put them into the fryer. They puff much better when they are allowed to rise.

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Cadessa

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Cedar Hill, Texas, USA

Reviewed: May 27, 2010

they good but i did not roll them out thin enough and that made them tast real doughy must remember 1/8 means 1/8 so that was my fault am going to make them again.

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garymusic01

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Paintsville, Kentucky, USA

Reviewed: May 8, 2010

Super easy! My whole family devoured the entire batch even though it makes a ton! They simply loved them....They have been begging me to make them again, so this weekend I will! Thanks for this recipie!

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azayzle

Reviewed: May 8, 2010

This took a bit of trial and error to get right. The oil on medium high is way to hot and the beignets just burned. My perfect temp was medium low. Dont cook more than 2 - 3 inch squares or 4 triangles at a time or it will lower the temp of the oil to the point that they will not puff up. When cooked properly they will first sink then puff up and float, then turn golden, if they start to spot your oil temp is to high. When I finally got the temp right they seemed a bit bland so I added brown sugar and cinnamon in my next dough ball and rolled it out so it had a marbled effect (this is so the way to go and I will continue to do that). If you put your paper towel and cooling racks on a cookie sheet you will be able to powder them there too and clean up will be a breeze. I made 3/4 of a batch and froze the rest. My 3 kids consumed them all only letting my husband and I snag 2 a piece so I will make a whole batch next time. Please also note that if you use the packets of yeast that it is only equivalent to 2 1/4 tsps and that would make your beignets not puff up as much.

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