King Cake!

[corn poffi]

Ooh I'd love a couple recipes! I have a shellfish allergy, and I don't always trust restaurants so I prefer to make my own.

[Michele]

Our king cake.


And the one I made for the daycare.


Beignet dough is in the fridge risin'.

I'm going against the grain for us this year and making a version of Jambalaya. My étouffée recipe is just too big for my mom, Daegan and I. I found a jambalaya recipe on AllRecipes that I think will work as a base. I'm so not Cajun and I don't like spicy nor andouille. . So it's going to be more of a chicken and shrimp dirty rice. But it'll be yummy any way.

[SoonerTexan]

Pretty Michele!

You let your beignet dough rise??? We use the cafe du monde mix and they always turn out crappy. Maybe that's the secret?

I'm bringing a king cake to work tomorrow. Can't wait to send out te email telling y coworkers to look out for the naked baby!

[Mrs. MD, Esq.]

I'm bringing a king cake to work tomorrow. Can't wait to send out te email telling y coworkers to look out for the naked baby!

They're clearly going to think you baked your baby...awk.

I just made this yesterday for my Houston born, whole family is from Benton, LA and Port Arthur, TX soul food loving husband and he said it was perfect! He enjoyed more rhan the Paul Prudhome recipe i usually use.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/t...ipe/index.html
I added green peppers, celery, and shrimp, left out the Tasso and only used 1/4lb of andouille. It's already all gone and I've been asked to make another batch for tomorrow. I might reduce th liquid a bit and leave out the red pepper if you do not like it spicy. The cakes look awesome by the way!!!

[Michele]

Yeah, all beignet recipes I've seen call for an overnight in the fridge.

I'll try to link the one I use.

[Michele]

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/g...ipe/index.html

This is the beignet recipe I've been using for the past several years. I love it.

[SoonerTexan]

I'm going to try it! They are Js fav and I'm giving up sugar for lent...

[Finding Equanimity]

You guys are making me drool. Yum.

[Michele]

How did you twist your king cake from the original post ST? Was it stuffed or jelly rolled?

[SoonerTexan]

Divided the dough in half, rolled it into two long rectangles, and put the filling in each rectangle. Then I sealed the edges and roped the two pieces around each other.

[Michele]

Ahhh

[SoonerTexan]

This years cakes:


And recipes:

Roux color and directions



Chicken and Andouille gumbo



Jambalaya




Red Beans and Rice



Macque Choux corn...really tasty

[corn poffi]

Thanks for posting! My mouth is seriously watering.

[niener]

Thanks for posting! My mouth is seriously watering.

Ditto! *drooooooooool*