New Orleans Beignets
From minitindel 16 years ago
- 10 minutes to make
- Serves 6
CAFE DU MONDE IS A CAFE ON THE STREET CORNER IN NEW ORLEANS OPEN 24 HOURS, SERVING THESE WONDERFUL BEIGNETS, THEY ALSO HAVE ARRAY OF COFFEES ONE BEING A CHICORY FLAVOR , A STRONG COFFEE.
Ingredients
- 3 CUPS ALL - PURPOSE flour shopping list
- 2 1/2 TABLESPOONS baking powder shopping list
- 1/2 CUP sugar shopping list
- 1 TEASPOON salt shopping list
- 1 CUP milk shopping list
- 1 CUP water shopping list
- 1 LARGE egg, BEATEN shopping list
- vegetable oil FOR FRYING shopping list
- 1/2 CUP powdered sugar shopping list
How to make it
- SIFT TOGETHER THE FLOUR, BAKING POWDER, SUGAR AND SALT INTO A LARGE BOWL.
- COMBINE THE MILK, WATER, AND EGG AND WHISK TILL WELL BLENDED.
- ADD THE WET INGREDIENTS AND STIR TILL THE BATTER IS WELL BLENDED AND SMOOTH.
- IN A DEEP- FAT FRYER, OR HEAVY SKILLET, HEAT ABOUT 2 INCES OF OIL OVER MODERATELY HIGH HEAT TILL IT REACHES 325 DEGREES F. ON DEEP- FAT FRYER THERMOMETER
- DROP THE BATTER BY HEAPING TEASPOONS INTO THE FRYER ABOUT 10 AT A TIME, OR LESS NEVER CROWDING THEM,
- FRY TILL GOLDEN BROWN 6 TO 7 MINUTES AND DRAIN ON PAPER TOWELS.
- PLACE THE POWDERED SUGAR IN A FINE SIEVE AND SPRINKLE GENEROUSLY OVER THE BEIGNETS.
The Rating
Reviewed by 5 people-
Love them honey and love the CafeDuMonde was one of my favs to visit with my husband.
mystic_river1
in Bradenton loved it
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I love these...would always get them at Cafe DuMonde!
raelene1951
in Brighton loved it
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I LOOOOVE Cafe du Monde!! I did not know you could make these from scratch, I usually order the mix from their web site! = )
sunny
in Portland loved it
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