Disco These are Spanish Indian Irish Catholic Italian French square holeless donuts!
LOL.. that dough really got a good rise!
See now why the balls? Its easier to make 'em and/or restore.
The bigger you cut them, the puffer they get. These are finger sized cause no one likes cold beignets. Coffee Call in Baton Rouge makes what they call fingers, long and thin and easy to eat on the road if you are wearing white! These are my favorite size, about a mouthful so there is little or no mess.
Into the grease, its low calorie grease. Boy I never thought to use lard! OMG I bet that would be off the charts good!
Notice I have the complete set of the good china, this saucer sized plate with 5 beignets is just about right for a cup of coffee.
Sorry they are not so pretty today, but as to norm since its Mardi Gras today Its raining. Not to feel sorry for the revelers cause the true professional partiers have not even noticed it as an inconvenience yet! 100% humidity and powdered, sugar not so good.
The second ball I cut slightly bigger cause if they were all the same you'd think I bought 'em! LOL The ones at the top are about the right size for New Orleans, maybe a hair smaller.
Between this and the coffee which I decided you could not see nor taste the goodness in, its a great day to stay inside and watch the news for that next generation of professional partiers enjoying the festivities all over the state.
PS Remember never to breath in while the beignet is in your mouth, powdered sugar is not conducive to good air flow! LOL
Now What's for supper?
Oh HAPPY MARI GRAS to everyone!!