When Norm returned home after traveling for a week, he brought autumn home with him. Cool weather makes the perfect atmosphere for coffee and beignets for breakfast.
The word beignet is French for “doughnut,” and these confections are a staple in New Orleans, my hometown. If you ask for them Café du Monde, an “order” means you’ll get three of them. When my two sisters and I were little, Mama would get us an order, so each of us got one beignet. I vowed that when I grew up, I’d get an order all to myself.
Now, I prepare them at home, and though I can have as many as I want, I try to limit my indulgence to one. Ok, maybe two! Here’s MawMaw‘s recipe, if you’d like to try them at your home.
Yield: about 1 dozen
Ingredients: 2 cups flour, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp baking powder, pinch soda, 1 egg, 1 cup milk, 1-2″ grease, about 1/2-1 cup flour for rolling, 1/2 cup powdered sugar for garnish
Mix dry ingredients. Add remaining ingredients and mix with a spoon. Dough will be sticky.
Generously cover dough with flour and roll on floured surface to about 1/8″ thickness. Cut into rectangles about 2×3″. Odd shapes give them character, so don’t worry if your dough is not perfectly symmetrical.
Test grease by dropping a bit of dough into it. Grease is hot enough (about 370 degrees) when dough pops up to the surface in 5-10 seconds. Drop beignets into oil and turn after it is golden in color, about 20-30 seconds. Cook second side for 10-15 seconds. Beignets will puff up and have a cute bubble in the middle when done.
Remove from oil, drain on paper towels, sprinkle powdered sugar over them and enjoy!
Bon appétit!
This looks so good, Stacy. I would like to have one tomorrow morning, please, with coffee. And I don’t want to regret drinking the coffee, which sometimes causes stomach issues. So I’m thinking coffee tomorrow morning with you. Please. We will have a face-to-face chat and talk about a thousand things and then we shall politely say goodbye, au revoir, until we meet again.
Of course! I’ll keep the fire burning (it’s cold down here this weekend), and keep the coffee warm. ❤
Oh, wouldn’t that be lovely?
Indeed. I do plan to meet you one day, Kathy Girl. I really do.
When you wrote “Kathy Girl” you reminded me of my brother’s girlfriend, whom I adore. So there! It just may happen!
If I add “girl” behind your name, it means I’m very fond of you. ♡