First and foremost, I would like to personally extend a Happy Fat Tuesday to all of my New Orleans, Louisiana folks down in the dirty, dirty celebrating Mardi Gras – I wish I was there with y’all! With that shouted out, if you find yourself craving beignet snacks as you recall your last visit to Cafe Du Monde down in the French Quarter of New Orleans, keep in mind there’s no need to go all out on the mixings for a batch of New Orleans original Cafe Du Monde beignets; simply grab you a can of biscuits, a bottle of canola oil and a box of powdered sugar.
All In All
1 Can Pre-made Biscuits
1.5-2 Cups Canola Oil
1-2 Cups Powdered Sugar
Few Drops (yellow, green, blue and red) Food Coloring
The Big Easy Breakdown
After shaping the biscuit dough into your desired figures, add enough canola oil to cover bottom of skillet about a 1/3 to a 1/4 of inch up. Heat said canola oil to a low setting (i.e. don’t want to burn the oil) and add the biscuit dough figures accordingly. Brown both sides evenly prior to setting on top of a couple layers of paper towels and draining any and all excess oil off. Next, sprinkle desired amount of powdered sugar on top and, to add a little Big Easy, New Orleans Mardi Gras flavor, drop on some green, yellow and purple food coloring along with some green sprinkles. Serve warm/hot and do try and share. Please, enjoy!
But Wait, There’s More!
And, before I shut the lid on this here, Mardi Gras Flavored Beignets Recipe, I would like to take this opportunity to proudly participate in the Eating Your Words Food Challenge that Tangled Noodle and Savor The Thyme currently have baking/cooking up. As you all can see, I used beignets and powdered sugar with food coloring and sprinkles to spell out “NOLA” (aka New Orleans, Louisiana). There’s still time, entries due before midnight on March 6, 2009 – you can join the fun too! Learn more and more.
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