Mickey Beignets

Ingredients:

3/4 cup lukewarm water

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1/2 Envelope Active Dry Yeast

1 egg

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup evaporated milk

3-1/2 cup bread flour

2 tbsp shortening

4 cups oil for frying

1/2 cup powdered sugar

Optional Toppings:

• Ice-cream
• Whipped cream
• Berry Jams
• Hot Fudge
• Salted Caramel

Directions/Instructions:

1. Add lukewarm water, sugar, and yeast to a bowl. Stir to combine, then let sit for 10-15 minutes.
2. In a separate bowl, combine evaporated milk, salt, and egg.  Once the yeast mixture is foamy, add in the milk mixture. 
3. Then, add shortening and flour to the mixture and combine. Once the dough forms a ball, knead well on a floured surface. Grease a bowl, place the dough in it, and cover it with a towel. Let it sit for 2 hours. It should double in size.
4. Dust the counter and roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thick. Punch out the dough using a Mickey cookie cutter.
5. Heat oil to 350 degrees C and get a wire rack ready.  Fry Beignets for 1-2 mins per side.
6. Dust the Beignets with powdered sugar or place them in a paper bag and shake. Add a side of your favorite jam, and dig in! 

Other Flavor:

Double Chocolate:

Add 2 tbsp of cocoa powder to the dough batter.  Dust with Cocoa powder and powdered sugar

Mint Chocolate:

Add 1 tbsp peppermint extract and 2 tbsp Cocoa powder into dough batter.

Pumpkin Spice:

Add 2 tbsp Pumpkin Pie spice (ground cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice or cloves)

Hot Chocolate:

Dust with Cocoa powder instead of powdered sugar.  Heat up fudge syrup to drizzle over. Top with marshmallow

Candy Cane:

Add 1 tbsp peppermint extract to the dough batter.