Beignets!

We were having the missionaries over for dinner so for dessert I planned to make beignets. It then dawned on me that it was Fat Tuesday, better known as Mardi Gras, so it was the perfect dessert for the day.
Beignets are fairly easy to make. I attempted to use our Fry Daddy but it didn't get quite hot enough so we used a cast iron skillet instead and shortening for the deep fry.
Here is my favorite recipe! It is from Paula Deen of course.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/french-quarter-beignets-recipe/index.html