Easy No-Yeast Beignets Recipe

4 from 32 votes

Easy No-Yeast Beignets Recipe with a touch of cinnamon and lemon, or the best fried donuts. So simple, no need to wait for the dough to prove, these beignets are ready in less than 15 minutes. Quick and easy, but absolutely delicious, serve them with just powdered or icing sugar, or sour cream and jam. Another delicious way of serving them in dipped into a nice chocolate sauce. So many options, amazing doughnuts!

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Total Time15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Romanian

Servings: beignets

Calories: 61kcal

Author: Daniela Apostol

Ingredients

200 g plain flour
3 tablespoon caster sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
⅛ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon lemon extract
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
zest of one lemon (optional)
2 eggs
200 ml Greek yogurt
2 cups oil (for frying)

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

In a large bowl, add the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, lemon extract and cinnamon and mix them well.
Beat the eggs lightly, and add them to the yogurt and mix well.
Use a silicone spatula to mix everything together, you should have a smooth batter than is thicker than the pancakes one.
Heat up the oil in a deep frying pan.
Use a spoon to scoop batter, and carefully dip it in the pan.
Fry for 1-2 minutes until golden brown, then turn on the other side. You will notice than once they are turned on the other side, they become from flat nice and round.
Transfer on a plate lined with kitchen paper and once they cool down a bit, sprinkle with powdered sugar.

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Notes

If you'd like to see the measurements in CUPS and OUNCES, please click on the US CUSTOMARY link.
The amount of ingredients can be adjusted according to the number of servings you need, please click on the number of servings to change it.

Don't use fat-free or low-fat yogurt, the full-fat version is the best, otherwise the consistency of the batter might change.

Make sure the heat is not too high, otherwise the beignets will brown too quickly, while the middle is still raw.
Plus then they could look burnt before you have a chance to get them out of the pan. Especially after a few batches, the oil becomes super hot, so do be careful here.

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