Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Pets de Nonne

As promised, here is the recipe for making delicious Pets de Nonne (thank you, Google, for coming to my rescue again as I had no idea how to spell this yesterday!)  This is traditional French Canadian fair and a very tasty way to use leftover pastry. 

Begin by rolling out your leftover pastry scraps into a rectangular-ish shape.  (Just in case you start to wonder if there is something wrong with my camera, I use a whole wheat pastry dough, so the darker colour and brown flecks are just a part of this pastry’s character.)

Then butter the pastry with softened butter and sprinkle on brown sugar and cinnamon (like making cinnamon toast).  I also added a sprinkle of cloves to mine, just because I love the taste of cloves!

 

Starting at the bottom, roll up your pastry.

Slice into rounds.  

Place on a cookie sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven until the sugar has caramelized and the pastry is cooked – about 15 minutes?  Remove from the pan and enjoy!    (Tip: the melted sugar will make a mess of your cookie sheet, but I find it no problem to clean up with a little hot water)

When I gave one to my husband yesterday he said that they caused “a flavour explosion in his mouth.”  Can’t go wrong with that!

Here is a fun fact:  My French Canadian Grandmother says that translated, “Pets de Nonne” means “Nun’s Farts.”  So there you have it.  Now you can make tasty and delicious farts anytime you want.  :)

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