Carla Hall's Beignets With Apple and Pumpkin With Caramel Dippin
"This recipe was featured on the ABC's The Chew.. I love Carla Hall's cooking and her energy! This is an amazing fall recipe that will appear on my thanksgiving table"
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Yields:
-
16 beignets
- Serves:
- 6-8
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup pumpkin
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 2 ounces butter, cubed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
- 1⁄2 cup green apple, diced
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 cup powdered sugar
- 1⁄4 cup whole milk
- 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
directions
- Prepare spiced pumpkin mix: Place shredded pumpkin in a towel, roll tightly and wring out to extract as much liquid as possible from the pumpkin. In bowl, Stir in apple, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger,, 1/4 teaspoon salt and lemon zest.
- Prepare pate a choux batter: Combine flour, salt, baking powder. Set aside.
- In a medium pot combine water, milk & butter. Melt butter and bring mixture to a light boil/simmer. Add flour mixture from above all at once and stir quickly to combine. Stir until smooth. Cook until mixture is dry and doesn't stick to your fingers when pinched. Remove from heat and let cool.
- Add eggs in one at a time and mix until smooth. Stir in spiced pumpkin mixture from above.
- Heat canola oil in deep pot to 350-5 degrees or use deep fryer (fill it 2/3 of the way up with canola oil). Using a small scoop or two spoons, scoop batter into fryer in small batches. Dough should rise to top of oil. Flip/turn in oil to brown on all sides. With spider/slotted spoon, remove beignets from pot. Drain on balled up paper towel. Continue to cook beignets. Sprinkle with cinnamon powdered sugar mixture. Serve immediately!
- Prepare salted caramel dipping sauce: Heat sugar on moderately high heat in a heavy-bottomed 3-quart saucepan. As soon as the sugar begins to melt, stir vigorously with a whisk or wooden spoon. As soon as the sugar comes to a boil, stop stirring.
- As soon as the sugar crystals have melted (and the sugar is dark amber in color), immediately add the butter to the pan. Whisk until the butter has melted, then remove from heat.
- Slowly add the sour cream/salt and continue to whisk to incorporate. Whisk until the caramel is smooth. Let cool in pan for a couple of minutes before pouring it into a mason jar. Let cool to room temperature. Store in fridge for up to 2 weeks. Warm before serving.
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Even though I am still young (25) Life experince has aged me alot.
I learned to cook at both of my grandmother's knees (One southern American, one southern Irish) when I was about five. By ten I started collecting cookbooks and experinmenting on my own.
As a latch key kid I cooked for my four younger brothers and sisters.
My mom ran a small deli before she died when I was 17 so alot of my recies debuted there.
Now I run my own catering Buisness.
I am married to a wnderful man for five years now. I am a six year old daughter, sons who are four and three.
We are also raising my 14 year old sister and nine Year old stepsister and have a 16 year old foster daughter, all of which love cooking with me.
I am writing a cookbook with the hopes that when I pass I can leave my recipes for them
My cookbook collection has now reached over 1200.
Thank you for trying and reviewing my recipes..
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