New Orleans beignets
United States · North America
- Short description
- This cafe dessert is a square fried pastry served hot with a heavy dusting of sugar.
- Ingredients
- Yeasted dough cut into squares, fried until puffy, and covered with powdered sugar.
- Cultural note
- The usual serving is messy by design: the sugar coats the pastry, the plate, and often the table.
- Common misconception
- They are not filled pastries; the classic version relies on airy fried dough and powdered sugar.
image credit
Beignets served at Café du Monde, New Orleans, April 2014.jpg
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- Sunnya343
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- marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
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