… I hope.
There’s a Mardi Gras pot luck at the SO’s place of employment today. Last night she attempted beignets, using some Café du Monde mix we had in the cupboard. There are two problems with this: First, beignets should be eaten immediately after removing them from the oil and dusting them with powdered sugar. Second, beignets might not puff up if the mix is too old; and we only had enough for one attempt. (I thought maybe the mix could be ‘revived’ by the addition of some baking powder if they didn’t turn out.)
They came out flat. This morning, the powdered sugar was mostly melted into a sticky glaze. The SO mentioned last night that the oil had to be 270º. I thought that was low, but she’s the one with the box. I looked at the box just now, and the temperature of the oil needed to be 370º. She may have just misspoke. Either way, no beignets for the pot luck!
Since I’m telecommuting today, I made some chipotle-cheddar cornbread using a recipe by the ex-husband of a former Doper. I’ve made it before, and it’s good. I like three chipotle chiles in it, but some people think two make it too hot. I’ve noticed that people in the PNW don’t ‘do’ hot, too. So I only used one. (OK, one and a little piece of one.) At worst, the SO’s coworkers will get cheesy, corny, cornbread with just a hint of spice. At least I hope that’s the worst. At best, they’ll really like it.
I hope they like it.