Ingredients

• 1 package dry yeast
• 1 1/2 cups warm water (just above body temperature, around 110 degrees F)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 7 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup shortening
• Vegetable oil, for frying
• Powdered sugar

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Instructions

1. In a bowl of a standing mixer, sprinkle the yeast over the warm water and stir to dissolve. Then add the sugar, eggs, and milk and blend with a paddle attachment. Add half the flour, salt, and shortening and blend well. Add the remaining flour and continue mixing to form a dough. Place the dough on a flour work surface and form into a ball. Place the dough in a greased bowl, and cover with plastic wrap then refrigerate overnight.
2. The next day, punch down the dough on a work surface, then cover it with a damp towel, and let it rest for 15 minutes. Then roll the dough into a rectangle 1/4-inch thick. With a pizza cutter, cut into 2-inch squares.
3. Heat some oil for deep fat frying to 365 degrees F. Drop in the beignets, 3 or 4 at a time, and fry on both sides until golden brown. They will look like pillows. Drain them on a brown paper bag and dust extremely heavily with powdered sugar.