Easy Ricotta Beignets | Happy Baking with Erin Jeanne McDowell

[@debhorst5117]

Love you Erin. You are my “go to gal” for all things baking.

[@erin-jeanne-mcdowell]

Thanks so much for tuning in! So glad to have you as part of this sweet community of Happy Bakers ❤

[@rosiea9693]

Love to see you! Brings much joy!

[@ahistorylover9487]

I saw you on Nailed it Baking competition. My dad had you at Free State, Mr. Rabiola. Going to binge your channel.

[@rumbleinthekitchen_Amy]

I was just reading The Wok by Kenji Lopez-Alt and he uses a wok for deep frying all sorts of foods because it uses less oil but has a bigger surface area so you can more. Sounds like a win to me & can't wait to try it soon.

[@erin-jeanne-mcdowell]

Yes! #1 Kenji fan myself!!! A wok is a perfect fryer for so many tasks!

[@LouiseTichenor]

I love everything you make. You are a great baker and so entertaining

[@clcordingley]

I love the pie in the background - very on brand! You make these look easy. Maybe I'll finally fry something!

[@erin-jeanne-mcdowell]

My friends and family have teased me for years about how I always have pie lying around! We may need to start an official unrelated pie tracker!

[@saraguthrie-independentcol6419]

Um....I have whole milk ricotta in the fridge now!! ❤❤❤

[@erin-jeanne-mcdowell]

Do it! Do it! Do it!!!!!!!

[@dsheriff8118]

You used to have whole ricotta in the fridge 😂😂😂😂

[@LesBergamotes]

It's true, I don't fry much, but I've made beignets before! My parents used to buy the Cafe du Monde box mix which I'd make, roll, and fry. One night at 1AM I got a craving (I used to bake all the time at night) and decided to make beignets. But since it was just for me, I didn't use the mix; I simply pulled out my Joy of Cooking and quartered the recipe. I don't know how my parents didn't wake up with their son deep fat frying at 2AM. They were real good though.

[@shawnspaulding5416]

Love, love, love your enthusiasm for baking!!

[@amysaunders480]

Nice!! Erin you are beautiful!! How did u know I was low key craving beignets ... thank u thank you thank you!!!

[@erin-jeanne-mcdowell]

I sensed it via the buttery baking bat signal!!!! 🥰😂

[@amysaunders480]

Ha! Try saying that fast. Around a mouthful of beautiful, buttery beignets

[@JR-yy1iv]

Hi, Erin! Years ago I found a recipe for Ricotta Puffs from a certain celebrity associated with the sitcom Happy Days. Fantastic! Now I have your recipe! Pair that with your energy, expertise, and tips for successful frying, and WIN-WIN! 🎉 TY, lovely lady! 🤗

[@lifeandrandomness1868]

To paraphrase Agnes: They're *SO* fluffy, I'm gonna die!!🤤

[@Jenniferfederighi]

YUMMMMM! Thanks for easing my issues about frying. I can't wait to make these!

[@atomwenzel]

Another great video! A perfectly baked pie in the background! Appetizer of beignets followed by a slice of pie, what a perfect meal ;)

[@dianemn8978]

Erin, you genius! You just combined the Italian flavors of cannoli filling into a beignet ❤ While we don't use ricotta, these deep fried golden balls are called "bolinho de chuva" in Brazil (rain drop cakes), and there are hundreds of variations across the country. Lovely to see your spin on it!

[@erin-jeanne-mcdowell]

Wow I love that name! Thanks for sharing this with me!!! ❤

[@dianemn8978]

@@erin-jeanne-mcdowell of course! Love your work 😍 !

[@FionaClarke-n3q]

Thanks so much. I have learned so much from you. I discovered you on you tube recently and have enjoyed a lot of your videos. I’m from Australia. My name is Fiona. Keep doing what your doing. 👌

[@mkb2228]

I want the pie in the background 😂😂

[@kathiwilson4082]

Love these! Thank you for sharing! You are the best! 😊❤

[@lisahodges8299]

Oh yum! Birdy

[@sewcrazed6331]

I made them and they were amazing!

[@erin-jeanne-mcdowell]

THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY!!!! Thanks so much for sharing your baking success with me

[@LamiaPellegrino-ms4lq]

I made these yesterday using 1 goose egg and 1 duck egg instead. They were perfect. As there is only the two of us, there were some left. They are still good but eaten immediately they are TOP!!! Erin Jeanne do you have a tip to get them great again the next day in case of leftovers?

[@DinksDinersArtbox]

This is so awesom! I have your cookbooks but I am a very visual learner, thank you for the lessons! My husband likes rum flavoring, so I thought I'd switch out the vanilla for rum. So many possibilities! I caught a caption error, where you are talking about the beignets to drain, the cc has put where the beans are drained.

[@erin-jeanne-mcdowell]

Rum versions of these would be delicious!!!!! 🤩

[@ThatsSoPoe]

Okay, you've convinced me I need to make these. I generally am a bit intimidated by deep frying, but this sounds worth it. What do you do with the oil afterwards? Just store it in the pantry once it's cool and reuse for more frying later? How do you dispose of the oil once it's no longer usable?

[@erin-jeanne-mcdowell]

If you think you’ll fry again within 6 months or so, you can let the oil cool completely, and save it in an airtight container at room temperature. Most folks say to strain it, but if you pour carefully, you can usually avoid any browned bits which naturally sink to the bottom, and just discard the remaining oil!

[@ThatsSoPoe]

I finally tried these today and they were SO good! Ridiculously easy to make, and just so fluffy. Loved how they weren't too sweet and had that subtle orange flavor. Thanks so much for making this recipe so approachable!

[@considergoodthings7749]

Looks so delicious!

[@lynahowells8413]

Other than your 3 amazing books, what are your favorite cooking/baking books?

[@greengurlg7]

I bought 3TUBS of ricotta (it was on sale so how could I not?) and now I want to make these! Can I add red food coloring to the batter to make these Valentine’s Day themed? I think my nieces would love them

[@erin-jeanne-mcdowell]

You definitely could tint them! ❤️❤️❤️

[@deberhart4235]

I love your videos! Quick question... Can you air fry them?

[@erin-jeanne-mcdowell]

I haven’t tried this and the batter is very soft - it might be difficult without putting them into a greased muffin pan, or similar! Worth a try though!

[@deberhart4235]

Thank you, I'm learning how to air fry and I was curious. Thank you for all your sharing! I love it!

[@lisadesch5786]

Can i bake them? If yes which temp and time?

[@shawnspaulding5416]

Can these be filled? Can you add cut up apples to the batter?

[@erin-jeanne-mcdowell]

These are more like cakey doughnuts / fried dough - while they are very fluffy, they aren’t as light as yeast raised doughnuts, which would make them trickier to fill because of the crumb structure. Apples in the batter would be great though! ❤

[@dsheriff8118]

How about a wok for frying?

[@erin-jeanne-mcdowell]

Woks are amazing for frying!!!! ❤

[@sewcrazed6331]

Curious - all the other recipes for beignets call for yeast. This one doesn't. How can they all be beignets?

[@erin-jeanne-mcdowell]

Great question! You’re thinking of yeast raised beignets, which are popular in NOLA - there are also French style beignets. In fact, in French - the term beignets essentially means “fritter”. French beignets are often made from pate and choux in small round bites like this! This recipe (and I promise you there are many others like it if you take a look!) is sort of a mashup of the two styles - it’s exterior texture and shape are more like French beignets, and the interior texture is soft and fluffy like a yeast raised beignet! The aim with this recipe was to keep it easy/prep time short, which is why I opt for a chemical leavener instead of yeast! ❤️

[@shawnspaulding5416]

Thank you for the explanation. I'm going to give them a try! @@erin-jeanne-mcdowell

[@jw77019]

Just when I thought the fat fear syndrome was over it’s looking like “vegetable oil,” which is the most neutral tasting oil, is apparently very bad stuff. Someone needs to market a high quality lard for frying, based on what I’m hearing. Anyone have an opinion?

[@amunnany]

Ever use mascarpone?

[@ZainabIbrahim-gt2nb]

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