these beignets were so fluffy, i made a mint infused caramelised white chocolate ganache by adding fresh mint into a pan with some milk, i heated it gently then left it to let the mint flavour infused into the milk before adding it to the caramelised white chocolate.
They taste great on their own with out the ganache too.
My idea for these flavours was inspired by the humbug mint sweets they are a hard boiled sweet that tastes like caramel and mint.
Preheat the oven to 120ºC.
200g White chocolate at least 30% cocoa butter
Break up chocolate and spread in a baking dish.
Place in the oven for 10 minutes then remove and stir with a spatula.
Continue to cook for 30-60 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes.
mean while add 200ml of milk into a pan and add a hand full of fresh mint, heat gently until boiling then turn off heat at let infuse until the chocolate is ready
once the white chocolate is golden stir in milk a little at a time until runny then add 2 tbsp of butter.
Beignets
(recipe adapted via Paula Deen)
1 and 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
180ml 3/4 cup water
60g 1/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
120ml 1/2 cup evaporated milk
400g 3 and 1/4 cups bread flour
4 tbsp butter
vegetable oil for frying
Powder sugar
in the bowl of a stand mixer add the flour, salt, sugar and yeast.
then add the egg and evaporated milk, start mixing while pouring in the water, then add the butter a tbsp at a time.
mix for 5 minutes then place dough in an oiled bowl and cover in cling film and leave to rise for 1 to 2 hours.
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/4″ thick. Then slice into 2″ squares with a pizza cutter.
leave to prove for 20 minutes
heat oil to 180c 350f i used a deep fat fryer.
fry two at a time for a few minutes on each side until golden then dust with powdered sugar
To decorate them i crystallised some mint leaves the day before by brushing them with egg white and dipping them in sugar and leaving them to harden over night.
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Oh wow that ganache looks awesome! I've never tried caramelized white chocolate but I will have to soon 🙂
Absolutely lovely and that ganache sounds exquisite!
You know cannot picture what caramel and mint taste like together but sounds intriguing. I'm normally not a white chocolate fan but after discovering David Lebovitz's recipe for caramelized white chocolate I had to change my tune a bit…
Those beignets look perfect! So delicious and I love the infused mint flavor!! 🙂