The term beignet can be applied to two varieties, depending on the type of pastry. The French doughnut beignet in the United States is simply a deep-fried pastry; this variety is very similar to Italian zeppole. Beignets can also be made with yeast pastry as well however - such yeast donuts might be called boules de Berlin in French, referring to Berliner doughnuts which have a ball shape filled with fruit or jam.
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Beignets - from Cafe Du Monde. YUM
Beignets from New Orleans
The French, they are almost a doughtnutlike French pastery.
Beignets.
Beignets from New Orleans
New Orleans, is known not only for its beignets, but for much other Cajun food, southern cuisine, and French food. The whole city is considered to be a gastronome's delight.
"Chicken nuggets" is an English equivalent of "les beignets de poulet."Specifically, the plural definite article "les" means "the." The masculine noun "beignets" means "dougnuts." The preposition "de" means "of, from." The masculine noun "poulet" means "chicken."The pronunciation is "leh beh-nyeh duh poo-leh."
Beignets fresh and hot.
I have made Beignets from a recipe from the Food Network website. The recipe is by Paula Dean. It is simple and good. The recipe does makes three dozen, so make sure you have plenty of people to help you eat them.
un beignet (masc.)
Beignet is pronounced "ben-YAY".