Rice Beignets
From hot_it_up 15 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 20
These are always sold by vender's in New Orleans during festivals. The Creoles call them Calas.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup uncooked rice shopping list
- 3 cups boiling water shopping list
- 1 package active dry yeast shopping list
- 3 eggs, well beaten shopping list
- 1/4 cup flour shopping list
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly-grated nutmeg shopping list
- seeds of one vanilla bean or 1 cap of extract shopping list
- oil (for deep-fat frying) shopping list
- confectioners' sugar shopping list
How to make it
- 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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Yummy!
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I'm intrigued. Never tried one, but they sound delish.
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I've never had these either but they sound so good... five
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