Recipe

Rice Beignets Recipe

	Hot_it_up / All my dishes 2 months, 1 week ago These are always sold by vender's in New Orleans during festivals. The Creoles call them Calas. Prep:20m Cook:20m Servings:20	Hot_it_up
	beignets rice cajun spiced

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Ingredients

1/2 cup uncooked rice

3 cups boiling water

1 package active dry yeast

3 eggs, well beaten

1/4 cup flour

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon freshly-grated nutmeg

seeds of one vanilla bean or 1 cap of extract

Oil (for deep-fat frying)

Confectioners' sugar

Directions

Cook rice in boiling water until very tender and mushy. Drain and set aside to cool. Dissolve yeast in 2 tablespoons warm water. Mix with cold rice and let stand in a warm spot overnight or at least 4 hours. this is not added to prep time

Beat in eggs, flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg, adding more flour, if necessary, to make a thick batter. Heat oil to 370 degrees F on deep-fat thermometer. Drop batter from tablespoons into hot oil and fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Serve warm

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