BeaverTails
A Canadian deep-fried dough pastry shaped like a beaver tail with sweet toppings. Pulling and stretching the dough by hand into an oval, rather than rolling it with a pin, gives BeaverTails their characteristic thin, uneven, chewy texture.
Total time
85 min
Prep
70 min
Cook
15 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Canadian
vegetarian
Ingredients
2 1/4 tspdried yeast
1 cupwarm water
2 tbspsugar
1/2 cupwarm milk
2 tbspvegetable oil
1 tspvanilla extract
3 cupsplain flour
oilfor frying
cinnamon sugar and lemonfor topping
Nutella and bananaoptional topping
Instructions
1
Dissolve yeast in warm water with sugar. Rest 5 minutes until foamy.
2
Add milk, oil and vanilla. Stir in flour to a smooth dough. Knead 8 minutes. Rest 1 hour.
3
Pull dough pieces and stretch into oval shapes.
4
Deep-fry in batches at 180°C for 2 minutes per side until golden.
5
Top immediately with cinnamon sugar and a squeeze of lemon.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.
Calories
453
Protein
11.2g
Fat
8.8g
Carbs
80.2g
Fiber
2.9g
Sodium
15mg
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