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RunawayFixer@lemmy.world 6 days agoSome fruits can be fried in the form of “beignets”, which is fruit covered with batter and then fried. Apples are traditionally the most popular beignet recipe I think: “beignets aux pommes”.
oce@jlai.lu 5 days ago
The typical beignets aux pommes are made with apple compote (apples slowly cooked in a pan with a bit of water until they become liquid).
RunawayFixer@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I have never eaten beignets like that, where I’m from it’s always a recognizable apple before it gets battered and fried (in thick slices if it’s large or whole if small).
If I search for beignets aux pommes, the 1st, 2nd and 4th result is without compotes, just apple slices like I know them. The 3rd looks to be the compote version. Adding compote to the query finds recipes for “beignets a la compote de pommes”, so I suspect that it’s a regional thing that those are called apple beignets.
oce@jlai.lu 5 days ago
Always seen the compote ones around Paris, what’s your region?
RunawayFixer@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Flanders + Brussels.