Beignets and Electional Response

There is no such thing as politics not connected to food. We’re gonna stick to the usual but.

Yeah.

Recipe drawn from is here

Ingredients

2 tsp dry active yeast
1/2 cup white sugar
1 1/2 cups warm water
pinch of salt
2 eggs
1 cup evaporated milk
1/4 cup shortening
5 1/2 cups bread flour
Powdered Sugar to Taste

Instructions

In a large bowl, dissolve the dry active yeast in warm water. Add a tsp of sugar and let it sit for about 10-15 minutes
In a separate bowl, add the condensed milk, eggs, and remaining sugar and mix.
Add the wet ingredients to the yeast mixture and give it a whisk.
Add half of the bread flour and the shortening and mix
Add the remaining flour and mix until well incorporated
Beat until nice and smooth, you want a soft, slightly sticky ball of dough
Turn onto a floured surface, knead until smooth and elastic
Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top, cover and let it rise in a warm place for 2 hours
Punch dough down, Turn onto a floured surface, roll the dough out with your floured rolling pin and then cut into small squares or rectangles.
Fry in vegetable oil for about 2-3 minutes on each side
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and enjoy!

Nutrition

I could not cook anything for the last 3 weeks. I have been expiring and emotionally overwhelmed and depressed but like. This needed to happen, and I took requests. So Boyfriend requested beignets, since he misses NOLA mid plague. So I did all of that – but for the two hour rise, the boys went and skateboarded and my girlfriend and I hung out.

And while we were doing that, the election results came forward. We, as a batch of queer, disabled, neurodivergent folks, cried from sheer relief that things can finally move forward. The work is not done – but it can do more to start.

Have a pretty food pic, y’all. I did damn good.