Popular in French cuisine and a staple in the Louisiana city of New Orleans, these New Orleans-style homemade beignets are fun to make and hard to resist! Their light, sweet, and pillowy texture make ...

Close up of a plate of beignets - Bhofack2/Getty Images A brassy, boisterous New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration is full of plenty of live music, parades, and parties, and the food is an integral part ...

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar, salt, eggs, evaporated milk and blend well. Mix in 4 cups of the flour and beat until smooth. Add the shortening, and then the remaining 3 ...

Imagine biting into a warm, pillowy pastry dusted with powdered sugar, its crispy exterior collapsing to reveal a fluffy, doughy center. Beignets are a beloved treat in most French speaking areas.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The test kitchen folks over at Pillsbury shared that a trick for making the easiest-ever beignets is to use store-bought pizza ...

Chef and cookbook author Alon Shaya is joining TODAY to share some of his favorite classic New Orleans recipes for Mardi Gras. He shows us how to make saucy chicken and andouille sausage jambalaya and ...

Alex Guarnaschelli is an Iron Chef, Food Network celebrity chef, author of Old-School Comfort Food and the executive chef at New York City’s Butter restaurants. Read her PEOPLE.com blog every Tuesday ...