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Canadian
Beaver Tail Pastry Dessert
110 min total90 prep20 cook8 servings340 cal
HardVegetarianClassicContains glutenContains dairyContains egg
Fried yeasted pastry stretched into a flat oval, dusted with cinnamon sugar. A fairground Canadian treat best eaten warm.
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Ingredients
8servings
pantry
- 3 cupall-purpose flour
- 2.25 tspinstant yeast
- 0.33 cupsugar
- 0.75 tspsalt
- 1 tbspground cinnamon
- 4 cupvegetable oil
dairy
- 1 cupmilk
- 3 tbspunsalted butter
- 1egg
produce
- 1 tsplemon juice
Steps
- Warm milk slightly; mix with yeast, 1 tbsp sugar, and a spoon of flour; rest 5 minutes.
- Mix remaining flour, sugar, salt, melted butter, egg, and yeast mixture into a soft dough; knead 8 minutes.
- Rise covered until doubled, about 1 hour.
- Divide into 8 balls; rest 10 minutes, then stretch each into a thin oval.
- Heat oil to 350°F (175°C).
- Fry pastries 1–2 minutes per side until puffed and golden; drain.
- Mix remaining sugar with cinnamon.
- Toss hot pastries in cinnamon sugar.
- Optional: drizzle with lemon juice before sugaring for a tart edge.
- Serve warm the same day.
Tips
- Let the dough rise fully for a light interior.
- Stretch gently into a thin oval so it fries evenly.
- Dust with sugar while still hot so it sticks.
- Oil should stay around 350°F (175°C).
