Beignets with Chocolate& Apricot Sauce

Directions

1. 1

   3/4 cup water 6 tablespoons unsalted butter -- chopped 1 tablespoon sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup flour -- sifted 3 large eggs Oil for sha

2. 2

   Bring to a rolling boil, at which time the butter should be melted

3. 3

   Add the flour all at once

4. 4

   Lower the heat, and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, for a minute or two, until the mixture comes away from the sides of the p

5. 5

   Remove the pan from the heat, and beat in the eggs, one at a time, incorporating each egg thoroughly before adding the next

6. 6

   Continue beating until thick and smooth

7. 7

   Allow the mixture to cool while heating the oil

8. 8

   Pour enough vegtable oil in a large skillet so that it is at least 1 inch deep