Well,
I read through some of my really bad posts and decided to start anew.
Since starting this blog back in college my life has restarted
several times and I decided to leave that behind.
So,
starting over.
Welcome
to my new life! I have 2 cats (Double Stuff and Oreo), 2
step-kids (Child 1 and Child 2), 1 husband (Husband) and a house (The
Moneypit). I have colitis and can't eat a whole bunch of foods,
including gluten and most soy products. Also dairy, but come
on, we have to have some fun in life. I love cooking more than
I like most people.
I
will be damned if I know how to start this sort of blog, so I will
start with the best Gluten-Filled Beignet recipe this world has ever
seen. I will someday make a delicious version of these that is
gluten-free, but alas, I have not yet perfected it.
French
Market Beignets (Doughnuts)
1
Cup Milk - Scald
2
Tb butter
1Tb
Brown Sugar
1
Tb Granulated Sugar
3
Cups Flour
1/2
Tsp Nutmeg
1
Tsp Allspice
1
Tsp Ground Cinnamon
1/2
Tsp Ground Cloves
(All
these spices are variable. Play with it. I think my
grandfather would be horrified to find I use more than just cloves.)
1
Egg
1
Tsp salt
1
Package Yeast
Oil
for frying - doesn't matter, I use peanut, but veggie works too
Directions:
Scald
the milk
Put
butter and sugar in mixing bowl, dissolve sugar and melt butter.
Cool
until lukewarm
Add
yeast and stir until dissolved
Sift
or stir together dry ingredients
Gradually
add half of the dry mix to milk mixture and thoroughly combine
Add
egg and beat well into mix
Stir
in the rest of the flour
Cover,
set aside to double in bulk (mind you, I leave it in a warn (not hot)
oven, and it has NEVER doubled for me, but it still works fine)
Roll
out on floured surface to 1/4 inches thick
Slice
into diamonds
Cover
and let rise in warm place for 1/2 hour to an hour (I never do the
full hour unless there is no warm spot available)
Fry
in hot oil until light brown on each side
Drain
on wire rack or paper towel
Dust
with powder sugar!
Eat
No comments:
Post a Comment