puffy pillow beignets

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Puffy Pillow Beignets

This Japanese-inspired yeast doughnut incorporates the use of tapioca flour to give these beignets a unique chewiness. And a tiny bit of baking powder creates a hollow center, ready to be filled with your wildest imaginations.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
  • 1/2 cup tapioca flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon instant dry yeast
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup whole milk
  • 1 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 2 cups vegetable oil, plus more for frying
  • 1 cup powdered sugar, for dusting

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