Beignets: The French-Quarter Cousin of the Donut
Ask a Texan to name a fried dough worth a road trip and the conversation eventually drifts east, past the state line and into New Orleans, where the beignet reigns over café tables under a snowfall of powdered sugar. These pillowy squares are not quite donuts, yet they share the same family tree. For anyone in Dallas-Fort Worth who loves a good glazed ring,