Post by Taylor Manson 5th hour on Sept 22, 2013 19:13:08 GMT -5
I have always enjoyed cooking and baking deserts. Three years ago when I was In New Orleans I had a pretty cool pastry called a Benignet at Cafe du Monde. It was similar to a doughnut but a lot lighter and it was square. I really like Beignets and decided to do some research, here is what I found:
The history behind the Beignet and how It's made
This link above will tell you all about how the Beignet originally came from France, how they are made, and how it was brought to Louisiana by the french in the 18th century. During my research I found out that Beignets could have meat and different kinds of fillings in it, and is not always served as a desert. The only Beignets that me and my family have ever had were the deep fried desert version that usually has powdered sugar on it. My mother has been to France and tasted Beignets there and said that the Beignets at Cafe du Monde are very close to what she had in France. Since my trip to New Orleans, I bought the Cafe du Monde brand Beignet mix from Meijer and it tasted just like they were from the cafe in New Orleans. As it says in the link, Beignets are cooked fresh and are best served hot.
If you like doughnuts and think that you would like to try Beignets, the Cafe du Monde mix is a good choice to try making them at home. It can be purchased at Meijer or directly from Cafe du Monde using this link. The link lets you purchase the beignet mix, coffee, and learn the history of the cafe.
A quick video on how the Beignet is made
The link above shows you how beignets are made in cafes. Cafes use a machines that do the hard work for you. I like the machine he uses at 18-28 seconds in the video that cuts the beignets into squares. Instead of you cutting each square yourself, it does it for you. I think It's cool how they make the beignets, It looks quite easy. At Cafe du Monde in New Orleans, Louisiana you can watch the cook make the pastry through the glass window and its cool how fast they make them and how effortless they look while doing it.
Now, if you are brave, you can follow this link and make beignets from scratch. I have not tried to make them from scratch yet, but I have used this link along with the Cafe du Monde mix to learn how you hand mix the dough and cut it into squares.
Bon Apetite!
The history behind the Beignet and how It's made
This link above will tell you all about how the Beignet originally came from France, how they are made, and how it was brought to Louisiana by the french in the 18th century. During my research I found out that Beignets could have meat and different kinds of fillings in it, and is not always served as a desert. The only Beignets that me and my family have ever had were the deep fried desert version that usually has powdered sugar on it. My mother has been to France and tasted Beignets there and said that the Beignets at Cafe du Monde are very close to what she had in France. Since my trip to New Orleans, I bought the Cafe du Monde brand Beignet mix from Meijer and it tasted just like they were from the cafe in New Orleans. As it says in the link, Beignets are cooked fresh and are best served hot.
If you like doughnuts and think that you would like to try Beignets, the Cafe du Monde mix is a good choice to try making them at home. It can be purchased at Meijer or directly from Cafe du Monde using this link. The link lets you purchase the beignet mix, coffee, and learn the history of the cafe.
A quick video on how the Beignet is made
The link above shows you how beignets are made in cafes. Cafes use a machines that do the hard work for you. I like the machine he uses at 18-28 seconds in the video that cuts the beignets into squares. Instead of you cutting each square yourself, it does it for you. I think It's cool how they make the beignets, It looks quite easy. At Cafe du Monde in New Orleans, Louisiana you can watch the cook make the pastry through the glass window and its cool how fast they make them and how effortless they look while doing it.
Now, if you are brave, you can follow this link and make beignets from scratch. I have not tried to make them from scratch yet, but I have used this link along with the Cafe du Monde mix to learn how you hand mix the dough and cut it into squares.
Bon Apetite!
I have never made these because I'm slightly afraid of frying things in oil in my house. I made popcorn with oil once and started a fire. Literally. But these seem worth it to try again. I had beignets in Paris and they were wonderfully light and delicious.