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New Orleans Beignets recipe

New Orleans Beignets recipe. If you’ve been to New Orleans,then the chances are that you’ve visited the Café du Monde in Jackson Square. And if you have, I wouldn’t be at all surprised to learn that you enjoyed a plate of beignets. There are many very excellent reasons to visit New Orleans and the beignets are certainly on this list. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to recreate them at home? Or maybe you haven’t yet been to New Orleans and would like to try this wonderful confection? We have the recipe 🙂 They are actually very easy to make. I like to serve them as part of a weekend brunch but they are absolutely required if you’re having any sort of party or dinner with a New Orleans or Mardi Gras theme. Here’s the recipe: Save Print New Orleans Beignets recipe Rating 5 from 1 reviews Ingredients 2 cups flour 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder Pinch baking soda 1 cup milk 1 egg Oil for frying Instructions Sift the dry ingredients into a bowl. Add the milk and egg and mix well. Heat the oil (to about 375 degrees). Drop in spoonfuls of the mix. Fry until golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper. Serve sprinkled with powdered sugar. 3.3.3077 The best way to eat beignets is, of course, at Café du Monde itself along with their wonderful coffee. There was a time when our rather funky,local supermarket used to sell their coffee but alas, the supermarket became a victim of the wrecking ball in the name of progress. Now, we can still buy the real thing – but online. This is actually even better because it’s much more convenient to have it delivered directly to our door. Plus, it works out much cheaper than it did from the local grocery store. We buy convenient packs of three. They are well-packaged, so the coffee doesn’t lose its flavour. If you’re in a real hurry,you can also buy an original beignet mix online. I prefer to make them from scratch – because it’s so easy, but if you’d like to try the mix,just click on the link below. Beignet Mix ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jackie Jackson, also known online as BritFlorida, is a highly experienced designer and writer. British born and now living in the USA,...

New Orleans Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce

New Orleans Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce Oh, this is so delicious. It’s remarkably easy to make and the bourbon sauce elevates this from a family meal to a dessert you’ll be happy to serve to your guests – and they’ll love it. The crowning touch is by far the bourbon butter and this can be made in advance. The pudding itself takes about forty minutes to bake in the oven but only few minutes to prepare. This is a lovely dish to serve as part of a Mardi Gras dinner party but is excellent at anytime.Because the sauce is so easy to make – it’s simply bourbon blend into butter, along with some sugar – it’s fun to experiment using different flavoured liqueurs. I like to make double the quantity because it’s so good to serve with other warm desserts too. The bread pudding itself is made with French bread that is a day old so it’s a perfect way to use up older bread that might be left over from a bread-and-cheese lunch. Here’s the recipe: Save Print New Orleans Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce Rating 5 from 1 reviews Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 40 mins Total time: 50 mins Serves: 8 portions Ingredients ¼ cup butter 3 cups milk 2 quarts French bread (a day old) cut into one inch cubes ½ cup raisins Pinch of salt ½ cup sugar ¼ teaspoon cinnamon ¼ teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 large eggs, beaten Additional ¼ cup butter, softened 2 cups powdered sugar 1 jigger bourbon Instructions Heat the milk and butter in a pan until the butter melts. In a bowl, combine the bread cubes and raisins and mix. Add the milk and butter mixture. Let this stand for several minutes for the bread to absorb the liquid. Mix sugar, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add vanilla to the beaten eggs then the spices. Add to the bread mixture and stir well. Transfer into greased baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown - about 40 minutes. To make the sauce, beat together the last three ingredients. Serve warm,topped with the sauce. 3.3.3077 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jackie Jackson, also known online as BritFlorida, is a highly experienced designer and writer. British born and now living in the USA, she specialises in lifestyle...

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