One of the most sought after treats at Walt Disney World is the Mickey Mouse beignet. These are top notch, delicious, and can only be found at Disney’s Port Orleans French Quarter resort.
For many of us, these beignets start off our Disney vacation. We arrive at our resort and immediately make our way to Port Orleans to enjoy a warm Mickey shaped beignet with some amazing dipping sauce.
Now, thanks to Disney, we can enjoy a taste of Walt Disney World at home! Disney has released their official beignet recipe.
We recently made these beignets – and while nothing can beat a warm beignet at the French Quarter, this is a close second!
Mickey Mouse-shaped Beignets
Makes 10 large Mickey Mouse-shaped beignets or 2 dozen small beignets
Total time: 3 hours (includes rest time for dough)
Ingredients:
- 1/2 teaspoon dry yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water (105°)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 egg
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- Vegetable oil for frying
- Powdered sugar
Directions:
Sprinkle yeast over warm water in a small bowl, stirring to dissolve. Let stand for 5 minutes.
Combine sugar, shortening, salt, heavy cream, egg, flour and boiling water in a large bowl.
Stir in yeast mixture.
With the dough hook attachment of an electric mixer on medium speed, mix the dough just until combined and smooth.
Let dough rest for 30 minutes.
Roll to 1/4-inch thickness.
Cut individual beignets with a Mickey Mouse-shaped cutter or cut into 2 1/2 to 3-inch squares.
Cover with a towel and let dough rise until doubled in size in a warm, draft-free area, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Using caution, heat 3 inches of vegetable oil to 350°F in a deep, heavy pot over medium-high heat.
Fry beignets until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes, turning as soon as they brown on one side.
Remove with tongs and place on paper towels to drain. Dust warm beignets with powdered sugar and serve immediately.
Recipe Tips
- We used a slotted spoon to get the beignets out of the oil. It seemed like we were able to get a bit extra oil to drip back down into the pan.
- The easiest way to dust the beignets is to use a sifter or a colander. If using a mesh colander simply drop some powdered sugar in the bowl and tap the sides.
- These are best when eaten immediately, however, they still taste good a day or two later! We recommend putting them in the microwave for a few seconds and serving with a cup of coffee. The powdered sugar will melt into the beignet over the next day but you still can taste the sweet flavor.
- You can make these beignets in any shape you want, but the Mickey Mouse shape puffs up perfectly in the oil. You can get Mickey Mouse cookie cutters here:
Mickey Mouse Shaped Beignets
Ingredients
- ½ tsp dry yeast
- ¼ cup warm water (105°)
- ¼ cup sugar
- 2 Tbsp vegetable shortening
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 egg
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup boiling water
- vegetable oil for frying
- powdered sugar
Instructions
- Sprinkle yeast over warm water in a small bowl, stirring to dissolve. Let stand for 5 minutes
- Combine sugar, shortening, salt, heavy cream, egg, flour and boiling water in a large bowl; stir in yeast mixture. With the dough hook attachment of an electric mixer on medium speed, mix the dough just until combined and smooth. Let dough rest for 30 minutes.
- Roll to ¼-inch thickness and cut individual beignets with a Mickey Mouse-shaped cutter or cut into 2 ½ to 3-inch squares. Cover with a towel and let dough rise until doubled in size in a warm, draft-free area, about 1 to 1.5 hours.
- Using caution, heat 3 inches of vegetable oil to 350°F in a deep, heavy pot over medium-high heat. Fry beignets until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes, turning as soon as they brown on one side. Remove with tongs and place on paper towels to drain. Dust warm beignets with powdered sugar and serve immediately.
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