Beavertails

How good does a warm fried flat flab of dough covered in cinnamon sugar sound? It sounds pretty amazing and tastes ten times better. Beavertails is a chain food stand that is run in Canada. While they also sell hotdogs and soft drinks, their main attraction is the beavertail. I first indulged into this crispy warm dessert when in Mont Tremblant over winter weekend. After a long day of skiing, I wasn’t sure if the advertisement picture of the fried dough in front of me was real or a mirage. Beavertails come in an assortment of flavors, and of course in beaver tail shaped form. You can add hazelnut chocolate spread on top with Reese’s candies, chopped cinnamon apples, strawberries with whip cream, s’mores toppings, powdered sugar or just plain as it is! I was only in Mont Tremblant for a few days so I could not experience the amount of beavertails I was hoping to, considering the calorie count is quite high in these life changing desserts. There were so many tails in so little time!!! I had to make wise choices so I ordered a beavertail with hazelnut chocolate spread and powdered sugar on top. By the last bite, I had chocolate lip liner and powdered sugar all over my ski suit. It was kind of embarrassing but it did not stop me from risking frost bite again to eat another one. The beavertail company has yet to master eating their dessert with ski gloves on… President Obama made a visit to a market in Ottawa to try the famously known beavertail. In honor of him trying one, they named his choice of flavor the “Obama Tail”. Here is the recipe if you’re interesting in baking one.
Ingredients:
½ cup warm water
5 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 pinch of white sugar
1 cup of warm milk
1/3 cup of white sugar
1 ½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
5 cups whole wheat flour
1 quart of oil for frying
2 cups white sugar
touch of cinnamon