Cajun Style Strawberry Beignets

Ingredients:

1 cup water
1 cup milk
1 egg beaten
2 T baking powder
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 t salt
2 t sugar
powdered sugar
5 qts vegetable oil
1/2 cup sugar
3 pints strawberries

Instructions:

In a bowl, mix water and beaten egg.
In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder salt and sugar.
Next,add the dry and wet ingredients together and mix well.
Drop spoonfuls of the batter mixture in 350 degrees oil until brown on one side, then turn over until brown on the other side (approximately 3 1/2 to 4 mins.)
Drain the beignets on a towel, and sprinkle liberally with powered sugar.
Puree the strawberries with the sugar, then place the strawberry mixture on the beignets

Serve and enjoy!

This recipe for Cajun Style Strawberry Beignets is a wonderful variation of the traditional beignets that do not use strawberries,and is part of our Cajun recipes collections.