Ube Beignets

New Orleans took a vacation in the Philippines and brought back purple powdered dreams. Light, fluffy, and powered by ube magic — it’s Mardi Gras in your mouth.

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp of Ube powder optional

• 1 Tsp of Ube extract 

• 1 tsp powdered sugar, for dusting

• 1 cup AP flour

• oil for frying

• 4 large eggs

• 1 pinch salt

• 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into pieces

• 1 cup water

• 2 Tbsp sugar

  
  

Directions:

1. Melt 1 stick of butter and a cup of water in a pan.

2. Add sugar, ube extract and cook for a minute.

3. Gradually add a cup of flour, some ube powder mix and cook until the dough pulls away from the sides and starts to form a ball. Remove from heat and let it cool.

4. Transfer to a bowl and use a hand mixer mixing in 4 eggs one at a time until pasty.

5. Keep it cool in the fridge for an hour.

6. Form dough into small bite size balls and deep fry into a pot of hot oil.

7. Once the dough balls start to crack creating a seam and brown it’s ready.

8. Take out from the oil, set it on a plate and serve after coating with powdered sugar.