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07-20-2022 08:44 PM
Is it like a donut?
07-20-2022 09:14 PM - edited 07-20-2022 09:18 PM
A true beignet is light as air. Lightly browned and crispy on the outside, the inside is almost empty, I swear. The dough just puffs up when it hits the hot oil. That makes the inside kind of open in places. It's hard to describe, but not really like a doughnut. Maybe more like a crueller's texture, but lighter. Must be eaten hot and literally covered with powdered sugar.
ETA Some of my earliest memories are of being bundled into the car in my jammies for a drive to the French Market for a late night snack of coffee and beignets. I had chocolate milk with my beignets while the adults had cafe au lait. In those days (mid-50s) there was car hop service so you didn't have to get out of the car. "Those were the days, my friend!"
07-20-2022 10:19 PM
@shoesnbags wrote:A true beignet is light as air. Lightly browned and crispy on the outside, the inside is almost empty, I swear. The dough just puffs up when it hits the hot oil. That makes the inside kind of open in places. It's hard to describe, but not really like a doughnut. Maybe more like a crueller's texture, but lighter. Must be eaten hot and literally covered with powdered sugar.
ETA Some of my earliest memories are of being bundled into the car in my jammies for a drive to the French Market for a late night snack of coffee and beignets. I had chocolate milk with my beignets while the adults had cafe au lait. In those days (mid-50s) there was car hop service so you didn't have to get out of the car. "Those were the days, my friend!"
Awww, Our sweetest memories are so simple and joyful.
07-21-2022 07:52 AM
One of my minor regrets about the one trip I made to New Orleans is that we never tried beignets.
07-22-2022 08:19 PM
I watched someone make beignets today, and it resembled biscuit dough except no shortening and beaten eggs were added. The dough was not handled as much as a biscuit dough.
07-22-2022 08:39 PM
The texture of a beignet reminds me of an apple fritter.
07-22-2022 08:50 PM
Thought I'd add this picture to show the hollow inside I mentioned in my earlier post:
07-22-2022 09:05 PM - edited 07-22-2022 09:06 PM
cafe du monde.....i could sit there every day and eat an order of three. LOL
side of chicory coffee OR a glass of whole milk.
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