Carla Halls Pumpkin Beignets With Caramel Dipping Sauce Recipes

CARAMEL PUMPKIN DIP

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Gradually add the pumpkin, caramel topping, sour cream, cinnamon and nutmeg, beating until smooth. Serve with dippers of your choice. Refrigerate leftovers.

POURED CARAMEL

Steps:

• Set the butter in a large saucepot over medium heat. When it's halfway melted, add the sugar and salt. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the mixture is dark golden brown. It will look grainy and the fat will separate from the sugar and then come back together.
• Remove from the heat and add the evaporated milk while whisking. Be careful! The caramel will bubble up. Scrape up any sugar that's stuck to the bottom of the pan. Make sure the sugar is completely dissolved.
• Set over low heat and cook, whisking often, until very smooth and creamy, about 1 hour. Remove from the heat and cool completely, stirring occasionally.

PUMPKIN BEIGNET RECIPE

Steps:

• Add 3/4 cup warm water to a small bowl. Sprinkle 1 tsp yeast on top and stir to dissolve. Allow the yeast to activate (about 5 minutes).
• In a large mixing bowl (or stand mixer), add the sugar, egg, salt, pumpkin pie spice, pumpkin puree, heavy cream and shortening. Mix to combine.
• Pour in the activated yeast and mix.
• Add the flour to the mix. Use the dough hook attachment on a stand mixer and mix on medium speed until all of the ingredients are combined and dough is smooth but still slightly sticky.
• Form a ball with the dough and place in a greased bowl. Cover and let rise for about 1 hour.
• Use a deep sided heavy pot and add 3 inches of vegetable oil. Heat over medium high heat until oil reaches between 360°F - 370°F (cooler than this won't cook the beignets fast enough and hotter than this will burn them quite easily).
• While oil is heating up, combine powdered sugar and pumpkin pie spice and place in sifter.
• On a lightly floured surface roll out the dough until it is 1/2 inch thick. Cut into 2 1/2 inch squares.
• Working in batches fry the beignets until golden brown, about 1 minute on each side.
• Use tongs to remove the beignets from the hot oil. Place on a paper towel lined plate to drain. While the beignets are still warm, dust them completely with powdered sugar/pumpkin pie spice mix. Serve immediately.

CARLA HALL'S PUMPKIN BEIGNETS WITH CARAMEL DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Place shredded pumpkin in a towel and roll tightly, wringing out to extract as much liquid as possible. In a bowl, combine pumpkin, apple, brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, ¼ tsp salt, and lemon or lime zest. Set aside. Combine flour, ¼ tsp salt, and baking powder. Set aside. In a medium saucepan, combine water, milk, and butter. Melt butter and bring mixture to a simmer. Add flour mixture and stir until smooth. Cook until mixture doesn't stick to fingers when pinched. Let cool. Add eggs one at a time and mix until smooth. Stir in spiced pumpkin mixture. (Batter may be made up to 24 hours ahead. Mixture will be loose.) Heat oil in a deep pot to 350°F or use a deep fryer (fill two-thirds full with oil). Using a small scoop or 2 spoons, scoop batter into fryer in small batches. Dough should rise to top of oil. Flip or turn in oil to brown on all sides. With a slotted spoon, remove beignets from pot. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tsp cinnamon mixed with confectioners' sugar. Serve alone or with sauce. For Caramel Dipping Sauce Heat sugar on medium-high in a heavy-bottomed 3-quart saucepan. As soon as sugar begins to melt, stir vigorously with a whisk or wooden spoon. When sugar comes to a boil, stop stirring. After sugar crystals have melted (and sugar is dark amber in color), immediately add butter to pan. Whisk until butter has melted, then remove from heat. Slowly add sour cream and salt and continue whisking until incorporated. Whisk until caramel is smooth. Let cool in pan for a couple of minutes before pouring into a mason jar. Let cool to room temperature. Store in fridge for up to 2 weeks. Warm before serving. Kitchen Counter Per Serving: 410 calories, 40g carbs, 4g protein, 27g fat, 115mg cholesterol, 810mg sodium, 1g fiber

CARLA HALL'S BEIGNETS WITH APPLE AND PUMPKIN WITH CARAMEL DIPPIN

Steps:

• Prepare spiced pumpkin mix: Place shredded pumpkin in a towel, roll tightly and wring out to extract as much liquid as possible from the pumpkin. In bowl, Stir in apple, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger,, 1/4 teaspoon salt and lemon zest.
• Prepare pate a choux batter: Combine flour, salt, baking powder. Set aside.
• In a medium pot combine water, milk & butter. Melt butter and bring mixture to a light boil/simmer. Add flour mixture from above all at once and stir quickly to combine. Stir until smooth. Cook until mixture is dry and doesn't stick to your fingers when pinched. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Add eggs in one at a time and mix until smooth. Stir in spiced pumpkin mixture from above.
• Heat canola oil in deep pot to 350-5 degrees or use deep fryer (fill it 2/3 of the way up with canola oil). Using a small scoop or two spoons, scoop batter into fryer in small batches. Dough should rise to top of oil. Flip/turn in oil to brown on all sides. With spider/slotted spoon, remove beignets from pot. Drain on balled up paper towel. Continue to cook beignets. Sprinkle with cinnamon powdered sugar mixture. Serve immediately!
• Prepare salted caramel dipping sauce: Heat sugar on moderately high heat in a heavy-bottomed 3-quart saucepan. As soon as the sugar begins to melt, stir vigorously with a whisk or wooden spoon. As soon as the sugar comes to a boil, stop stirring.
• As soon as the sugar crystals have melted (and the sugar is dark amber in color), immediately add the butter to the pan. Whisk until the butter has melted, then remove from heat.
• Slowly add the sour cream/salt and continue to whisk to incorporate. Whisk until the caramel is smooth. Let cool in pan for a couple of minutes before pouring it into a mason jar. Let cool to room temperature. Store in fridge for up to 2 weeks. Warm before serving.

PUMPKIN BEIGNETS WITH CARAMEL DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Beignets 1. Place shredded pumpkin in a towel and roll tightly, wringing out to extract as much liquid as possible. Combine pumpkin, apple, brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, 1/4 tsp salt and zest. Set aside. 2. Combine flour, 1/4 tsp salt and baking powder. Set aside. Combine water, milk and butter in a medium saucepan. Melt butter and bring mixture to a simmer. Add flour mixture and stir until smooth. Cook until mixture doesn't stick to fingers when pinched. Let cool. 3. Add eggs, 1 at a time, and mix until smooth. Stir in pumpkin mixture. (Batter may be made 1 day ahead. Mixture will be loose.) 4. Heat oil in a deep pot to 350ºF or use a deep fryer (fill 2/3 with oil.) Using a small scoop or 2 spoons, scoop batter into fryer in small batches. Dough should rise to top of oil. Flip or turn in oil to brown on all sides. Remove beignets with a slotted spoon. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tsp cinnamon mixed with powdered sugar. Serve alone or with sauce. Caramel Dipping Sauce 1.Heat sugar on medium-high in a heavy-bottomed 3-quart saucepan. As soon as sugar begins to melt stir vigorously with a wisk or wooden spoon. Stop stirring when sugar comes to a boil. 2. After sugar crystals have melted (and sugar is dark amber in color). immediately add butter to pan. Whisk until butter has melted, then remove from heat. 3. Slowly add sour cream and salt and continue whisking until incorporated. Whisk until caramel is smooth. Let cool in pan for a couple of minutes before pouring into a mason jar. Let cool to room temperature. Store in fridge for up to two weeks. Warm before serving.