A beignet is a deep fried pastry of French origin, commonly made from choux pastry but sometimes made with rice flour or yeast leavened batters. It is served in a variety of preparations, most commonly dusted with confectioner's sugar, and is popular in French, Hungarian, Italian, Cajun, and American cuisines.
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Origin RegionSourced to the subject's own accountThe term beignet is French; the pastry was brought to New Orleans in the 18th century by French colonists and Acadians and became part of Creole home cooking. No exact year of introduction is documented, so origin-start-year is left unfilled rather than invented. Sources
1. Beignet (Wikipedia)
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They were brought to New Orleans in the 18th century by French colonists, from "the old mother country", as well as by Acadians, and became a large part of home-style Creole cooking.
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