Even Morocco has a version of beignets, a French term adopted by many cultures to refer to sweet, yeast risen fried dough. As with most sweet doughs, you want the dough to be quite sticky so that the final product will be nice and light.

My kids like beignets flavored with vanilla, but I'm partial to using lemon zest. Try kneading the zest into half the dough and see which you prefer.

Allow 2 1/2 hours or more total rising time to the prep and cooking times below. Makes approximately 20 three-inch beignets.

See Also

Sfenj - Moroccan Doughnuts or Fritters

Msemen - SquareShaped Rghaif

Moroccan Harcha - Semolina Flatbread