What are those, you say? Pronto pups are a Neilson family recipe perfected by one of P's great-great-great (something like that) grandma. Its a classic down in Southern Utah. And a beignet (pronounced kinda like Ben-Yey) is basically a scone they serve in the Louisiana French Quarter. They are absolutely delicious (I think they're better than a regular scone. They're already sweet, so all you need is some powdered sugar!) P and I had a grand time in St. George during the 24th of July (aka "Pioneer Day" in Utah...its a day commemorating the arrival of the early Mormon Pioneers in Utah) celebration. Mom Neilson made us all patriotic aprons and we fried Pronto Pups and Beignets all morning long at the park. There was the parade, then a small festival-like gathering across the street.
This is M and J dressed as Pioneers herding their "kids" :)
(Me rocking the hair before Jack cut it. Still haven't taken a pic of the new 'do yet) This was right before the parade was over. Good thing it was rather short. The older I get the more boring I think parades are....
Jack taking orders
The stand the guys built for us to serve the food in.
I love the antique-y wild west style it has going on.
Some of us slaving over the hot grease pots in the back of the stand. Seriously, I never thought fried food could be so fun to make (especially while outdoors in St. George in JULY for goodness sake!) but we got a ton accomplished, making over 400 Pronto Pups and countless Beignets in just a couple hours. Family is such a wonderful gift!
(Get the recipe we used for beignets here.)
2 comments:
Those beignets look yummy...I think I may try making some on the next cool day. Cute aprons!...Mindy wants to make one while she's home.
Awesome post! Sure looks like some good food. Loved your pictures and you look amazing.
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