Perfecting Café du Monde-style Beignets

Now that Chef Philip Dorwart has provided you with some beignet inspiration, it's your turn to create your "Best Beignet," using cottonseed oil - just like Café du Monde has for 150+ years!

Between now and February 18, 2011, grab your video camera and show us in three (3) minutes or less your tips for creating your "Best Beignet" fried in cottonseed oil. We'll post all video entries to our YouTube channel, and our panel of judges will pick their favorite video, based on the below criteria.

Prize:
One (1) grand prize winner will receive $5,000! Plus...
- Be featured on CottonseedOilTour.com
- Appear on The Reuters Sign in the heart of Times Square (via PR Newswire)
- Be promoted in NCPA marketing materials!

Judging criteria (weighed at 25% each):
• Features use of cottonseed oil as frying oil
• Promotes benefits of frying with cottonseed oil
• Originality of video
• Clarity/professionalism of presentation

Your video entry must be within the size requirements set forth by YouTube™ video community.

Need to get your hands on some Cottonseed Oil? Visit BassPro.com to purchase. Or, visit http://www.cottonseedoiltour.com/mardi-gras/ and contact us for more details.

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People & Blogs

Tags:

• beignet
• Mardi Gras
• Café du Monde
• fry oil
• cottonseed oil
• video contest

[AbbyElizzabeth]

I'm from Louisiana and I couldn't be more happy that you can pronounce beignets right :')

[CottonseedOilTour]

@AbbyElizzabeth Thank you so much for checking it out!

[xweetok18]

would it be okay to use olive oil?

[CottonseedOilTour]

@xweetok18 Cottonseed oil can handle high temperature cooking better and won't break down and impart off flavors or odors.

[binnsh]

@xweetok18 No, too low a smoking point. Peanut oil is ok, or Google high smoking point oils.

[CottonseedOilTour]

@binnsh Smoke point is determined by free fatty acid content of the oils - hence cottonseed oil is as high as peanut oil.

[TUBANOW2]

Great video. Could you please tell us about the measurments of all the ingredients? Thank you.

[justbreathhex]

omg i want these so bad, but i know that they won't turn out right if i make them myslelf

[1977Msfelicia]

WOW!!!!!!!!

[CoolAdventures]

I have a video on how to eat beignets at cafe du monde