New Orleans Calas

Vendors used to sell Calas on the streets in the French Quarter of New Orleans, crying "Belles Calas! Calas tout chaud!"

1/2 cup uncooked rice
3 cups boiling water
1 package active dry yeast
3 eggs, well beaten
1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon mace
1/2 teaspoon freshly-grated nutmeg
Fat (for deep-fat frying)
Confectioners’ sugar

Cook rice in boiling water until very tender and mushy. Drain and set aside to cool. Dissolve yeast in 2 tablespoons warm water. Mix with cold rice and let stand in a warm spot overnight or at least 4 hours.

Beat in eggs, flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, mace and nutmeg, adding more flour, if necessary, to make a thick batter. Heat fat to 370 degrees F on deep-fat thermometer or until a 1-inch cube of bread browns in 60 seconds. Drop batter from tablespoons into hot fat and fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar.

Serve hot.

Omelette au Rhum

Posted by FootsieBear at recipegoldmine.com April 2001

Source: Recipes & Reminiscences of New Orleans, contributed by Antoine’s

4 eggs
3 tablespoons butter
Pinch of salt
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 cup rum

Make a regular omelet cooked in butter. Keep it soft and add a pinch of salt and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Turn omelet onto a hot plate and sprinkle the top with remaining tablespoon of sugar. Pass under broiler to caramelize sugar.

Hat the rum, pour it over omelet and ignite. Spoon burning rum over omelet and when fire goes out, serve immediately.

Serves 2.

Amish Pancakes

2 cups cake flour, sifted
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 cup milk
1/4 cup shortening, melted

Measure sifted flour into sifter. Add baking powder, salt and sugar.

Beat eggs in bowl. Add milk and blend. Sift dry ingredients into mixture gradually. Add melted shortening. Beat with mixer. Bake on hot griddle.

Apple Pancakes

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
6 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons butter
2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced
Confectioners’ sugar

In mixer or blender, beat flour, milk, eggs, vanilla extract, salt and nutmeg; set aside.

Heat oven to 475 degrees F.

Heat cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add butter; melt. Add sliced apples and fry 2 to 3 minutes. Pour batter over apples. Bake at 475 degrees F for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 425 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar. Cut into wedges.

Serve with syrup or jam and bacon.

Louisiana Rolled Omelet with Shrimp Sauce

2 tablespoons butter or margarine
6 eggs
6 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon salt
Few grains black pepper
Shrimp Sauce

Melt butter or margarine in a 10-inch skillet.

Beat eggs slightly; add water, salt and pepper. Pour into skillet. Cook over low heat until eggs set on bottom of pan. Lift edge and tilt pan so that some of the uncooked egg mixture flows under cooked eggs. Repeat until omelet is cooked through and brown on bottom. Top with Shrimp Sauce; loosen with spatula; roll. Turn out onto a hot platter.

Shrimp Sauce
4 tablespoons butter or margarine
3 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk or light cream
Salt and pepper
1 (5 1/2 ounce) can small shrimp, well drained

Make cream sauce, then add shrimp.

New Orleans Calas

Vendors used to sell Calas on the streets in the French Quarter of New Orleans, crying "Belles Calas! Calas tout chaud!"

1/2 cup uncooked rice
3 cups boiling water
1 package active dry yeast
3 eggs, well beaten
1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon mace
1/2 teaspoon freshly-grated nutmeg
Fat (for deep-fat frying)
Confectioners’ sugar

Cook rice in boiling water until very tender and mushy. Drain and set aside to cool. Dissolve yeast in 2 tablespoons warm water. Mix with cold rice and let stand in a warm spot overnight or at least 4 hours.

Beat in eggs, flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, mace and nutmeg, adding more flour, if necessary, to make a thick batter. Heat fat to 370 degrees F on deep-fat thermometer or until a 1-inch cube of bread browns in 60 seconds. Drop batter from tablespoons into hot fat and fry until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar.

Serve hot.

Omelette au Rhum

Posted by FootsieBear at recipegoldmine.com April 2001

Source: Recipes & Reminiscences of New Orleans, contributed by Antoine’s

4 eggs
3 tablespoons butter
Pinch of salt
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 cup rum

Make a regular omelet cooked in butter. Keep it soft and add a pinch of salt and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Turn omelet onto a hot plate and sprinkle the top with remaining tablespoon of sugar. Pass under broiler to caramelize sugar.

Hat the rum, pour it over omelet and ignite. Spoon burning rum over omelet and when fire goes out, serve immediately.

Serves 2.