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Does anybody here have any experience with these? I'd like to make them Sunday morning for conference. I've browsed online and they seem simple enough, but want to see if anyone has any tips or advice for me.
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The only ones I have made at home come out of the Cafe du Monde box.Originally posted by YOhio View Post
They're decent. Gidget has had the real thing so she'll have to tell you how they compare.
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Beignets are SOOOO yummy.
Cafe du Monde is the most authentic I guess, some like fluffier, or crispier. It just depends on taste. I like the Cafe du Mode mix. It is easy and fast and good for coming from a box.I am a philosophical Goldilocks, always looking for something neither too big nor too small, neither too hot nor too cold, something jussssst right. I'll send you a card from purgatory. - PAC
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I can't believe wuap hasn't jumped all over this. Not that Gidget hasn't offered good advice.Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.
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We stopped at the World's Cafe while we were in NO for the Tulane game. We went in the morning about 8:00 when the streets were basically empty, but the World's Cafe was bustling. My observations:Originally posted by Surfah View PostThe only ones I have made at home come out of the Cafe du Monde box.
They're decent. Gidget has had the real thing so she'll have to tell you how they compare.
1) With as many people as were there, I thought it would be a breakfast-type restaurant. I think there were 4 things on the whole menu: beignets, coffee, orange juice, and milk
2) When I walked by again at around noon, there were roughly the same number of people standing in line for the beignets as there were inside the Superdome on Saturday afternoon.
3) After I ate my three beignets, there was still about 1/2 cup of powdered sugar on my plate. My kids looked like they had taken a shower in powdered sugar.Comment
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As I was just saying how I missed Farrah... She has made beignets before and would probably have something to add, if she were here.What's to explain? It's a bunch of people, most of whom you've never met, who are just as likely to be homicidal maniacs as they are to be normal everyday people, with whom you share the minutiae of your everyday life. It's totally normal, and everyone would understand.
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This is what we use also. Not quite as good as the real thing, but that might be because in my house I'm lacking a sidewalk jazz band playing as I eat.Originally posted by Surfah View PostThe only ones I have made at home come out of the Cafe du Monde box.
They're decent. Gidget has had the real thing so she'll have to tell you how they compare.
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I make these from the Cafe du Monde box every Christmas morning. They are not quite the same as the real thing, but the taste is pretty similar. I know that Emeril makes some good beignets at his restaurants (I've heard, not tasted), and I found this recipe of his online. I'd trust it; he knows New Orleans food.Originally posted by YOhio View Post
I've always felt that the dough at Cafe du Monde was more of a bread flour than a cake or all-purpose flour. The beignets are ever-so-slightly chewy, so I think the flour has a higher protein content than your average all-purpose. Be sure to NOT use cake flour, as they will fall apart.Ingredients
* Corn oil, for frying, or another oil with high smoke point, such as safflower or peanut (wuapinmon recommends peanut oil & a Fry Daddy for this unless you have a thermometer and a gas stove)
* 3 1/2 cups sifted flour, plus extra for rolling
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup sugar
* 4 eggs, lightly beaten
* 1/3 cup canola oil
* 1/3 cup milk
* 1/2 cup powdered sugar, for serving
Directions
Fill a large, heavy-bottomed, wide-mouthed pot halfway with corn oil and heat over a medium-high flame until oil reaches a temperature of 360 degrees F.
While the oil is heating, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. In another large bowl whisk together sugar and eggs. Stir canola oil and milk into sugar-egg mixture. Stir dry ingredients into egg mixture until a biscuit-like dough forms.
Lightly flour a work surface and turn out the dough. Sprinkle dough lightly with flour and, using a rolling pin, gently roll the dough out to a thickness of 1/8-inch. Using a sharp knife or dough scraper, cut into 2-inch squares. You will have scraps leftover but do not try to remix these as that will cause tough dough; just fry as are.
Use the dough scraper to lift dough squares off the work surface. Fry the beignets in small batches about 4 minutes, or until golden, turning several times to color evenly. Using a slotted spoon gently remove the beignets and drain thoroughly on paper towels. Place powdered sugar in a sieve and shake over the beignets to cover with powdered sugar and serve immediately.
Also, theBYUGuy, there are a couple of other things on the menu, like Cokes, hot chocolate, and paraphernalia.
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Thanks all for the input. I'll let you know how they turn out.Comment
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Cafe du Monde is where I came out of the closet, so to speak, to Waters, about my apostate status... I thought I did it pretty subtly, by ordering an iced decaf coffee. Mike tossed a fit, on the spot, and things were never the same.Originally posted by Surfah View PostThe only ones I have made at home come out of the Cafe du Monde box.
They're decent. Gidget has had the real thing so she'll have to tell you how they compare.
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Wow! The past few days on CUF have been like the scene in Naked Gun where everywhere Frank Drebin looked, something reminded him of his old love.Originally posted by RobinFinderson View PostComment
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I wouldn't know since I refuse to watch Naked Gun on moral grounds, because OJ Simpson got away with murder.Originally posted by YOhio View Post
I blame it on SU's nostalgia.
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You haven't seen Naked Gun? Give it a shot one of these days. Total slapstick, but actually pretty funny.Originally posted by RobinFinderson View PostI wouldn't know since I refuse to watch Naked Gun on moral grounds, because OJ Simpson got away with murder.
I blame it on SU's nostalgia.Comment
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Agreed. Frank Drebin in the bathroom is one of the funniest scenes in film history.Originally posted by YOhio View Post"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy; its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." - Winston Churchill
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