It’s the 14th of July and you know what that means?? It’s Bastille Day in France….it has the same significance to the Frenchies as the 4th of July does to the Americans or the 26th of January does for Australians. I’m not remotely French but I am rather taken with the French. I studied French all through school, read a lot of French history and fell in love with beignets when we had a visiting bonafide French teacher who taught us how to cook them.

Beignets taste pretty much like donuts and they are really easy to cook - seriously, even I can knock up a batch of beignets and I am probably one of the most mediocre cooks I know. So go on, celebrate your inner Frenchie! And if you aren’t French, enjoy them anyway. Bon appetite!

Beignet Recipe

4 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Cinnamon and nutmeg to taste

1. Mix eggs, milk, sugar and vegetable oil in a bowl.
2. On a piece of baking paper, sift together salt, flour and baking powder; add to egg mixture.
3. Mix with a wooden spoon into a dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured, clean work surface; roll out and cut into strips.
4. Place into deep hot oil and fry until fluffy (turning once).
5. Place in a dish of caster sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg and roll until well coated.

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