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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 beignets 21g Recipe makes 30 beignets)
Calories 51
Calories from Fat 17		(33%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 1.9g	2%
	Saturated Fat 1.2g	5%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.6g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 13mg		4%
Sodium 14mg		0%
Potassium 19mg		0%
Total Carbohydrate 6.6g		2%
	Dietary Fiber 0.1g	0%
	Sugars 0.1g
Protein 1.8g		3%
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Corsican Beignets With Cheese and Mint

Recipe #375294 | 30 min | 20 min prep | add private note

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By: KateL
Jun 1, 2009

Entered for safe-keeping. Translated (by me) from caldanu.free.fr/cuisine/beignet.htm. Suggested wine accompaniment: Antoine Arena's Patrimonio rouge (Corsica's best wine, a red wine).

30 beignets (change servings and units)

Ingredients

200 g cornflour (7 ounces, can pulverize corn meal to make cornflour)
1 teaspoon yeast
salt, to taste
water, to make thick and elastic paste
400 g ricotta cheese or chevre cheese or goat cheese or other rather firm fresh cheese (14 ounces, crumbled)
30 fresh mint leaves, chopped
1 egg, lightly beaten
oil (for frying)

Directions

1
In a bowl, make a thick and elastic paste with the flour, salt, yeast and sufficient water.
2
Add chopped mint leaves, and mix.
3
Crumble the cheese and add to lightly beaten egg. Mix everything together well.
4
Add 1/2 inch of oil to large heavy frying pan, and heat on medium-high until oil is very hot.
5
Using a spoon, make small balls, and throw them in very hot oil in skillet. Brown for a few minutes.
6
Dry fritters on paper towels, and serve at once.