How to make homemade Mickey Mouse Beignets
Wishing you could surprise your family with sweet Disney treats? These homemade Mickey Mouse beignets will delight everybody at home! Plus, they will remind you of the happiest place on Earth.
The trick is allowing the dough to rise until it doubles in size and then allowing it to rest for an extra ten minutes after you’ve cut it with a Mickey Mouse cookie cutter.
Homemade Mickey Mouse Beignets recipe
Prep time: 20 minutes
Raise time: 2 hours
Ingredients:
- ¾ C lukewarm water
- 1 .25 oz packet active dry yeast
- ½ C evaporated milk
- ⅓ C sugar
- Pinch of kosher salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 4 C flour
- 1 tbsp butter, melted
- Canola oil for frying
- 1 Mickey Mouse Cookie Cutter
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Directions
- Using a standing mixer, combine the lukewarm water and yeast and let
sit for 5 minutes to allow the yeast to dissolve - In a medium bowl, lightly whisk evaporated milk, sugar, salt, egg and
vanilla until lightly combined - Add it to the yeast mixture
- Mix in 2 C of flour and mix with a dough mixer for 2 minutes
- Add in the melted butter and mix until dough is sticky and smooth
- Mix in the remaining flour to make a soft dough
- Place the dough onto a lightly floured cutting board and knead thedough for 2 minutes
- Place the dough into a greased bowl and cover loosely with a clean kitchen towel
- Allow to rise for 2 hours or until doubled in size
- Punch the dough from the bowl
- Roll the dough onto the lightly floured cutting board into about ¼ inch thick
- Cut out Mickey Mouse shapes of dough and allow to rest for 10 minutesbefore frying
- Fry the dough until they are light and fluffy
- Place onto a paper towel
- Dust with powdered sugar
I recommend serving (and eating!) these delicious Mickey Mouse beignets immediately. You can add a chocolate, dulce de leche or raspberry dipping sauce, but they really don’t need them.
Let me know if you end up making them and if your family enjoyed them!
Mickey Mouse Beignets
This delicious recipe shows you how to make homemade Mickey Mouse beignets. They are so good!
Ingredients
- ¾ C lukewarm water
- 1 .25 oz packet active dry yeast
- ½ C evaporated milk
- ⅓ C sugar
- Pinch of kosher salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 4 C flour
- 1 tbsp butter, melted
- Canola oil for frying
- 1 Mickey Mouse Cookie Cutter
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Using a standing mixer, combine the lukewarm water and yeast and let
sit for 5 minutes to allow the yeast to dissolve - In a medium bowl, lightly whisk evaporated milk, sugar, salt, egg and
vanilla until lightly combined - Add it to the yeast mixture
- Mix in 2 C of flour and mix with a dough mixer for 2 minutes
- Add in the melted butter and mix until dough is sticky and smooth
- Mix in the remaining flour to make a soft dough
- Place the dough onto a lightly floured cutting board and knead the dough for 2 minutes
- Place the dough into a greased bowl and cover loosely with a clean kitchen towel
- Allow to rise for 2 hours or until doubled in size
- Punch the dough from the bowl
- Roll the dough onto the lightly floured cutting board into about ¼ inch thick
- Cut out Mickey Mouse shapes of dough and allow to rest for 10 minutes before frying
- Fry the dough until they are light and fluffy
- Place onto a paper towel
- Dust with powdered sugar
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