Thursday's Southern Recipe

My oldest grandson, Benton (pictured above with his mommy and my oldest, Emily) LOVES sweet stuff--as you can see. LOL Which brings me to today's post...

Yummy and melts in your mouth. Enjoy!

Beignets

1 cup water

1 cup milk

1 egg, beaten

3 cups flour

1 tblspns baking powder

1 tsp salt

2 tsp sugar

FRESH oil for frying

Confectioners sugar

Mix water, milk and egg. Add flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Mix until smooth. Drop by spoonfuls into 2 inches of clean, hot oil (375 degrees). Lightly brown on both sides, remove and drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar. (And we like to add a little cinnamon in ours). Makes about 2 dozen.