French Beignets With Raspberry Balsamic Reduction

Ingredients for Beignets:

½ cup boiling water

2 tbsp. unsalted butter

¼ cup sugar

1/2tsp. salt

1/3 cup whole milk

½ pkg. yeast

¼ cup warm water

2 eggs, beaten

3 ¾ cups sifted flour

Powdered sugar, for dusting

Directions:

Pour boiling water over butter, sugar and salt. Add milk. Let stand until warm. Dissolve yeast in warm water add to milk mixture with the beaten egg. Stir in 2 cups flour. Beat. Add enough floor to make a soft dough. Cover with waxed paper and a cloth; chill until ready to use. Roll dough to ¼ inch thickness. Do not let dough rise before frying. Cut into squares and fry a few at a time in Extra Virgin Olive Oil at 360 degrees. Brown; turn brown on other side. Drain; sprinkle with powder.

Makes about two dozen

Ingredients for Raspberry Reduction:

1 cup Raspberry Reduction

Directions:

In a medium saucepan over low heat, slowly reduce balsamic vinegar by 50%. You should have ½ cup. Allow to cool to room temperature which will thicken it further. Serve with warm beignets.