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BeaverTails

Name: BeaverTails
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast; 3/4 cup warm water; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons melted butter; enough to deep fry vegetable oil (for frying); to taste cinnamon sugar (for topping)

BeaverTails are a popular Canadian fried dough pastry shaped to resemble a beaver's tail, typically topped with sweet ingredients like cinnamon sugar, chocolate, or fruit. This iconic treat is beloved nationwide and often enjoyed at fairs, winter festivals, and tourist spots, symbolizing Canadian comfort food and outdoor celebration culture.

8 ingredients

sweetfriedbutterycinnamoncrispy

Culinary DNA Preview

European70%

Indigenous30%

Ingredients

all-purpose flour
2 1/4 cups
active dry yeast
2 1/4 teaspoons
warm water
3/4 cup
sugar
1/4 cup
salt
1/2 teaspoon
melted butter
3 tablespoons
vegetable oil (for frying)
enough to deep fry
cinnamon sugar (for topping)
to taste

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Originating in the early 1970s in Ottawa, BeaverTails were created by a family who wanted to share a unique, hand-stretched fried dough treat inspired by traditional European pastries and local Canadian motifs.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

European70%

ingredients+techniques

Indigenous30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

yeast fermentation kneading deep frying dough shaping

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