Recipes · French · Desserts
Beignet
One serving has 568 kcal and 11 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (53%), riboflavin (40%), choline (39%), vitamin A (37%), vitamin K (33%) and thiamin (27%). Ready in 25 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (204 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten
Ingredients
- 60 g Water
- 25 g Butter, unsalted
- 35 g Flour, all-purpose
- 55 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 5 g Sugar
- 0.5 g Salt
- 15 g Vegetable oil
- 8 g Sugar, powdered
Method
- Makes about 4 beignets (one serving). Bring the water, butter, sugar and salt to a boil in a small pan.
- Take off the heat and beat in the flour all at once until the dough forms a smooth ball and pulls away from the pan.
- Beat in the egg a little at a time until the choux dough is smooth and glossy.
- Heat the oil in a deep pan to 180 °C (350 °F). Drop tablespoons of dough into the oil and fry 3-4 minutes, turning, until puffed, golden and cooked through.
- Drain on paper towels, then dust generously with the powdered sugar and serve warm.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 568 kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 40.1 g | |
| Water | 110 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.95 g | 3% |
| Protein | 10.7 g | 22% |
| Tryptophan | 0.14 g | |
| Threonine | 0.41 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.51 g | |
| Leucine | 0.87 g | |
| Lysine | 0.6 g | |
| Methionine | 0.28 g | |
| Cystine | 0.23 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.57 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.39 g | |
| Valine | 0.63 g | |
| Histidine | 0.26 g | |
| Fat | 40.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 11.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 10.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.03 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 9 g | |
| Saturated | 16.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.12 g | |
| Cholesterol | 258 mg | |
| Calcium | 44.1 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.1 mg | 11% |
| Iron | 2.6 mg | 14% |
| Magnesium | 15.4 mg | 5% |
| Manganese | 0.26 mg | 14% |
| Phosphorus | 153 mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 120 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 29.1 µg | 53% |
| Sodium | 278 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.98 mg | 12% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.3 mg | 27% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.44 mg | 40% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.1 mg | 15% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1 mg | 20% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.11 mg | 8% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 90.7 µg | 23% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.53 µg | 22% |
| Choline | 166 mg | 39% |
| Vitamin A | 259 µg | 37% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 45.1 IU | 8% |
| Vitamin E | 2.5 mg | 16% |
| Vitamin K | 29.6 µg | 33% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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