Beignets

Fried until golden and finished with a dusting of sugar, these beignets taste like something straight out of a café in the French Quarter.

This easy beignet recipe turns a simple yeast dough into golden, puffed squares that fry up beautifully at home. Jennifer Segal

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When you bite into a fresh beignet—still warm, impossibly light, and showered in powdered sugar—it’s such a treat. Brought to Louisiana by the French, beignets are a New Orleans staple, made famous by spots like Café du Monde.