BeaverTails
HB-12790 · Hand-built original · Canadian
Hand-stretched ovals of sweet yeasted dough, fried until golden and puffy, then finished with cinnamon sugar, sugar and lemon, or other sweet toppings.
CanadianDessertVegetarian
Main ingredient: parts yeast
Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream
Serving count not stated for this recipe, so quantities are shown as written.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 parts yeast
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 2 eggs
- 1½ tsp salt
- 2½ cups flour
- Oil, for frying
- Lemon, for garnish
- Sugar, for garnish
- Cinnamon, for garnish
Method
- Put the warm water in the bowl of a stand mixer with a big pinch of the sugar and the yeast and leave it until frothy.
- Add the ½ cup of sugar, warm milk, melted butter, eggs, and salt to the same bowl and whisk until combined.
- Fit the dough hook, add the flour with the machine running, and mix until a smooth but slightly sticky dough forms.
- Cover the bowl of dough with plastic wrap and leave it to proof for 1½ hours.
- Divide the dough into 12 pieces and roll each one into a long oval about ¼ inch thick, shaped like a beaver's tail.
- Heat oil in a large, deep pot to 350°F, lower the dough ovals in gently, and fry for 30 to 45 seconds on each side until golden brown.
- Drain the pastries on paper towels and finish them while warm — tossed in cinnamon sugar, or in sugar with a squeeze of lemon.
Nutrition not computed — no serving count in the source recipe (per-serving values cannot be derived without one).