SIMPLE BAKING WITH JULIA SPECIAL

Hello ladies and gents this is the viking telling you that today we have somthing a little special by JULIA ( you know which)

Banana Chocolate Beignets

Ingredients

For the Beignets:
1/2 cup whole milk
1/2 cup water

For the Pastry Cream:
1 cup whole milk
1/2 vanilla bean
3 large egg yolks
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Butter for glossing

For the Bananas:
2 large bananas
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
3 tablespoons heavy cream
1 large egg beaten with 1 teaspoon cold water for egg wash

For the Cream:
3 ounces unsalted butter
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
6 large eggs at room temperature
2/3 cup all-purpose flour for kneading

For the Sauce:
2 cups heavy cream
4 ounces unsalted butter cut into pieces
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup toasted walnuts finely ground
1 tablespoon walnut oil (optional)
Pinch of salt

To Fry and Serve:
Canola or vegetable oil for frying
Confectioner's sugar
Melted semisweet chocolate (optional)
Fresh berries (optional)

Directions

1. The Beignet Dough: Put milk, water, butter, sugar, cocoa, cinnamon, and salt into a 2-quart saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring frequently until the butter melts.
2. Follow cooking directions below for preparing choux paste.
3. Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours. Keeping one half the dough in the refrigerator, turn the rest out onto a lightly floured surface and knead in flour a few tablespoons at a time; enough to make the dough easy to roll (about 1/3 cup). It will still be slightly sticky.
4. Wrap and chill before rolling it out. Repeat with the remaining dough. Line 2 baking pans with parchment.
5. On floured surface, lightly roll dough 1/16 to 1/8 inch thick. Cut eighteen 4-inch circles (gather and re-roll the scraps until you have enough).
6. Put circles on baking pans, cover with plastic wrap, and chill for 1 hour.
7. Repeat with remaining dough.

This looks really yummy to me i hope you like it.